Waibu Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

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

Waibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Waibu (33) may also be a first name.

Waibu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waibu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waibu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waibu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waibu is the 1,955,159th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Waibu live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waibu is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea Waibu is most common in: West Sepik, where 36 percent are found, Central, where 23 percent are found and Gulf, where 18 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajibu91122/
Waibut9148/
Wayibu911/
Waiabu911/
Waibou911/
Waiebu911/
Wabu89869/
Wibu8944/
Waibuha832/
Waisbuh832/
Wibut8099/
Wabou8099/
Wahbu8063/
Wabeu8047/
Baibu8035/
Wibou8028/
Waabu8026/
Whabu8023/
Wabui8020/
Wabuu809/
Woibu809/
Weibu807/
Wuabu806/
Waubu806/
Weabu805/
Wabau805/
Wabuh804/
Waebu802/
Wuibu801/
Wabuy801/
Waisbuch772/
Waibuddh771/
Wahabu731,484/
Baibou7359/
Wayabu7339/
Wayobu7330/
Hbaibu736/
Woibau735/
Baibui734/
Wuhabu733/
Wahubu732/
Wa'abu732/
Waabou732/
Witbou732/
Baibau732/
Baibuu731/
Wisbuy731/
Vaiabu731/
Weibus731/
Wahbut731/
Wabout731/
Waboux731/
Wabuha731/
Wajabu731/
Wuibou731/
Wasbus731/
Wabuss731/
Wabush730/
Babu67711,532/
Wahabou672,321/
Bibu67657/
Vabu67451/
Wayubut67348/
Wibault67187/
Uibu67109/
Webu6798/
Weibust6785/
Wuibout6742/
Weibush6740/
Wuibaut6732/
Wibusch6728/
Vibu6719/
Vaiboud6717/
Wabujje6712/
Vhaibou6712/
Vaibout6711/
Wuibaux6710/
Vaisbuj677/
Wayobut677/
Wahaabu676/
Vaisbud673/
Uabu672/
Wybu672/
Wayabou672/
Weibuch671/
Vaisbut671/
Wahabau671/
Wahabbu671/
Wahbous671/
Wabuuyi671/
Bajibou671/
Baihubu671/
Baibouh671/
Waujbuy671/
Wayubud671/
Wiyabut671/
Wiyabuy671/
Wibautt670/
Weabush670/
Wabuitz670/
Witbush670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Waibu
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