Wabe Surname

70,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
Philippines2,4091:42,0256,650
Cameroon7571:27,4363,730
Papua New Guinea3451:23,6342,591
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Costa Rica541:88,5201,588
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
England351:1,591,94567,242
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
India51:153,413,076951,030
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wabe (3,667) may also be a first name.

Wabe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wabe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺏ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,153rd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,033,548 people. The last name Wabe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Wabe live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 116,548th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,667 people.

The last name Wabe is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 34 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Wabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wabe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wabe surname expanded 640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 269 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wabe last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Wabe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahbe89450/
Waibe89335/
Wabie89205/
Wabei89127/
Weabe8976/
Wabea8968/
Wabeu8947/
Waabe8919/
Waube8918/
Wabey8916/
Wabee898/
Waybe893/
Whabe892/
Wabeh891/
Wuabe891/
Waebe891/
Wahbeh80554/
Wahabe8063/
Whaibe8034/
Wuabee807/
Waibea807/
Wahbey804/
Weahbe803/
Waabee802/
Waibei802/
Waibey802/
Waibhe801/
Wabeah801/
Waabeh801/
Weabet801/
Waibeh801/
Wahbie801/
Waabey801/
Wajber801/
Wuabea801/
Whabey801/
Whabie801/
Wahber800/
Babe7512,188/
Wabi759,435/
Webe752,757/
Waba752,057/
Waby75670/
Wobe75379/
Vabe75256/
Uabe754/
Wabj751/
Wabujje7312/
Wahbeth731/
Wahbeah731/
Wahaabe731/
Hwaibet731/
Waibe'a731/
Wahbeet731/
Wahabed731/
Whabeeh731/
Wahabie731/
Wachber730/
Washber730/
Wheabee730/
Wahbi6726,704/
Wahby6725,524/
Waiba679,527/
Wehbe675,534/
Waibi674,078/
Babey672,545/
Woube671,515/
Babei671,350/
Weibe67767/
Hwaba67322/
Babej67307/
Babee67257/
Whaba67252/
Waabi67235/
Wabai67227/
Baube67210/
Baibe67166/
Vhabe67157/
Baabe67141/
Whabi67112/
Webei6781/
Webie6774/
Waveh6769/
Babea6761/
Vaber6756/
Wäber6753/
Waboi6751/
Wobeh6750/
Vabie6749/
Wabaa6748/
Babeș6744/
Beabe6741/
Weebe6728/
Wejbe6727/
Huabe6727/
Waaba6722/
Wabui6720/
Whebe6719/
Wobie6719/
Baybe6718/
Wasby6715/
Vabhe6714/
Vabet6714/
Webeu6712/
Waubi6712/
Wobey6710/
Whaby6710/
Wobes6710/
Waboa679/
Wabha678/
Vabee676/
Hwabi676/
Wuabi676/
Bajbe675/
Waebi675/
Wayba675/
Vabed674/
Vabei674/
Vabje674/
Uabed674/
Vaube674/
Wuaba674/
Webey674/
Wauby674/
Wabii674/
Wabih674/
Wavea674/
Wobee673/
Wobei673/
Wauba673/
Wajba672/
Webea672/
Wabay672/
Bahbe672/
Wabiy672/
Waybi672/
Weaby672/
Vaebe672/
Hwebe671/
Babhe671/
Waiby671/
Wajve671/
Watby671/
Vajbe671/
Vasbe671/
Webeh671/
Weaba671/
Wabyi671/
Vaibe671/
Vabeh671/
Vabes671/
Vabey671/
Wassberr671/
Wabuy671/
Waboy671/
Wuibe671/
Wohbe671/
Woibe671/
Baïbe671/
Weabi671/
Woebe671/
Wabaj671/
Vabeu671/
Waeby670/
Woobe670/

Wabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺏwab-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wabe
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