Webe Surname

158,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Webe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Webe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Cameroon621:334,98530,391
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Webe (6,652) may also be a first name.

Webe Last Name Facts

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

Webe is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Webe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Webe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,439th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,643,288 people. Webe occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Webe live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 80,183rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 6,652 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Beside Ethiopia this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Webe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Webe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Webe last name declined 14 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Webe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Webe surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Webe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,923 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiebe8933,214/
Wehbe895,534/
Weibe89767/
Webei8981/
Weabe8976/
Webie8974/
Weebe8928/
Wejbe8927/
Whebe8919/
Webeu8912/
Webed894/
Webey894/
Webea892/
Hwebe891/
Webeh891/
Wgebe891/
Waebe891/
Woebe891/
Webez891/
Wehbeh80668/
Wesbey8050/
Wehbie8032/
Wehbey8020/
Weberr809/
Weibei808/
Weibie805/
Weibey805/
Weshbe804/
Wehbee803/
Weahbe803/
Wiebie802/
Weebie802/
Wweber801/
Wiebea801/
Wesbes801/
Whebie801/
Weibee801/
Wessbe801/
Woebeh801/
Webeah801/
Weibea801/
Webije801/
Weabet801/
Webeiz801/
Wuesbe801/
Whebeh801/
Weubei801/
Whebey801/
Weebey800/
Bebe7520,207/
Wabe757,051/
Webi751,606/
Uebe751,156/
Wibe75746/
Wobe75379/
Weba75307/
Weby75182/
Vebe7516/
Wybe758/
Webj751/
Weijber734/
Weibett731/
Weiboey731/
Wheeber731/
Wheabee730/
Beebe6721,936/
Veber6717,774/
Wéber672,908/
Bebee671,769/
Wehbi671,699/
Bebey671,482/
Wehby67731/
Wahbe67450/
Bebhe67444/
Waibe67335/
Bebej67270/
Ueber67237/
Weiby67218/
Wheby67129/
Wabei67127/
Hbebe67122/
Bebea67107/
Bebei6798/
Weibi6789/
Huebe6773/
Wabea6768/
Weiba6767/
Ouebe6753/
Wäber6753/
Wobeh6750/
Wabeu6747/
Uehbe6727/
Weboa6727/
Waabe6719/
Wehbé6719/
Wabey6716/
Uhebe6715/
Veybe6711/
Viebe6711/
Wobey6710/
Uebee6710/
Weeby678/
Wabee678/
Wheba678/
Webai676/
Weeba676/
Waebi675/
Veibe675/
Vebes675/
Wihbe675/
Wejby674/
Wibea674/
Voebe674/
Wobee673/
Wobei673/
Weyba673/
Waybe673/
Wibey672/
Veebe672/
Uejbe672/
Whabe672/
Wiebi672/
Vehbe672/
Vebet672/
Weaby672/
Webui672/
Webèr672/
Webér672/
Veube672/
Vaebe672/
Webgi671/
Wueve671/
Whybe671/
Wibee671/
Wetby671/
Weybi671/
Weisbedt671/
Vebea671/
Vebee671/
Weaba671/
Wabeh671/
Wiehbeah671/
Weveh671/
Wibed671/
Wieby671/
Weebi671/
Vebeh671/
Vebei671/
Vesbe671/
Vweba671/
Wuibe671/
Wèber671/
Wohbe671/
Woibe671/
Weboy671/
Weabi671/
Wesbi671/
Wijbe671/
Weyby670/
Waeby670/
Wehbeatt670/
Wybey670/

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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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  • 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 Webe
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