Walibo Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Walibo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walibo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Walibo (13) may also be a first name.

Walibo Last Name Facts

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

Walibo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walibo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Walibo is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Walibo live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 79 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 4 percent reside and Kampala District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waliboi921/
Walibou921/
Wallibo921/
Walubo83806/
Balibo83279/
Walebo8363/
Waliba8344/
Welibo8328/
Wolibo834/
Waliuba77209/
Balaibo77110/
Wallebo7722/
Balibou7711/
Wahliba773/
Baliboi772/
Baliboh771/
Walibaz771/
Wollibo771/
Waalivo771/
Baliboy771/
Walaiba771/
Valibhoy7111/
Woulibou711/
Balleibo711/
Balivo67500/
Waluba67290/
Baliba67201/
Bolibo67181/
Woliba6784/
Waleba6759/
Balebo6748/
Wolebo6743/
Welebo6714/
Valiba678/
Weliba672/
Valebo671/
Vallibous671/
Valivo671/

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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 Walibo
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