Walbo Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

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

Walbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2751:29,6503,385
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Walbo (30) may also be a first name.

Walbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walbo is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 889,654th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Walbo are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.

Walbo is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 29,650. In Papua New Guinea Walbo is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 70 percent reside, Hela, where 16 percent reside and West New Britain, where 10 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walboi9118/
Walbod911/
Wailbo911/
Walbott8374/
Wallbot835/
Walboch832/
Walbout830/
Balbo808,748/
Walba8054/
Valbo8039/
Wallbott77133/
Wallboth770/
Vallbo7336/
Valboa7320/
Valboy7317/
Balboo7312/
Balbou736/
Balboy736/
Weilbo736/
Wollbo734/
Ballbo733/
Walbah733/
Balbuo732/
Walbaz732/
Valbos731/
Valboj731/
Walbad731/
Wolboś731/
Valbot731/
Weaselboy7116/
Walbach6749/
Woolboy679/
Valbooj673/
Balbouh671/
Valbois671/
Waileba671/
Wealbah671/
Woolboi671/

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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 Walbo
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