Walbe Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

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

Walbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3561:497,59224,866
Papua New Guinea1021:79,93810,532
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States381:9,538,393399,091
India91:85,229,487684,495
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Walbe (287) may also be a first name.

Walbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walbe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walbe is the 552,857th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname Walbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Walbe are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 522,011th most common first name on earth It is held by 287 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 497,592. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 80 percent are found, Bauchi, where 9 percent are found and Kogi, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Walbe exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Walbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walbe surname grew 224 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walbe Last Name Statistics demography

Walbe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,318 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walbey9173/
Walbie911/
Walbee911/
Wallbe910/
Walbech8320/
Walbets833/
Wealbey831/
Wahlber831/
Wallbey830/
Walby801,437/
Balbe80466/
Walbi80286/
Wolbe80104/
Valbe8061/
Walba8054/
Ualbe801/
Wallbett772/
Wahlbech771/
Wallbher770/
Balbey73331/
Ballbe73320/
Bailbe73102/
Walbai7376/
Wahlby7374/
Valber7341/
Wallby7328/
Valbez7323/
Valbet7323/
Vallbe7322/
Walboi7318/
Wolbes7317/
Valbes737/
Balbee735/
Balbeh735/
Balbej735/
Balbea732/
Valbej732/
Wolbie731/
Wolbee731/
Walbay731/
Valbey731/
Wolbeh731/
Valbie730/
Balbei730/
Wolbey730/
Waulby730/
Whalby730/
Wolbeer6717/
Baalbeh6716/
Valberh677/
Wajszilber677/
Wajszylber671/
Vaulber671/
Wayszylber671/
Wholbey670/
Walbich670/
Woolbey670/

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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 Walbe
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