Wabus Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Wabus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Wabus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wabus is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Wabus occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Wabus reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabuse917/
Wabuss911/
Wasbus911/
Waebus910/
Wabush910/
Wabushe831/
Wahbous831/
Weabush830/
Babus801,299/
Wobus80155/
Vabus801/
Webus801/
Wabos801/
Washbush7749/
Waschbus773/
Babush73134/
Baybus73100/
Baibus7363/
Bajbus7347/
Babous734/
Baabus733/
Babaus733/
Babeus731/
Webush731/
Weibus731/
Wheatbush710/
Waschbush710/
Waschbusch67156/
Waboose67112/
Weibust6785/
Wampush6757/
Weibush6740/
Bahbous6726/
Baboush6722/
Babeush6718/
Baabous675/
Baybush671/
Wabuitz670/
Webusch670/
Wamphus670/
Wahboos670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wabus
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