Webo Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Webo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Webo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5561:83,0577,633
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Webó (1) are calculated separately.

Webo (238) may also be a first name.

Webo Last Name Facts

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

Webo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Webó. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Webo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 411,827th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. The last name Webo is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Webo are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 238 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 83,057. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 81 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 16 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Webo occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Webo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Webo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Webo last name contracted 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Webo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Webó921/
Webou8996/
Wiebo8968/
Weibo8940/
Weboa8927/
Weboo8916/
Waebo8913/
Weebo8910/
Weabo899/
Wesbo898/
Webos893/
Webho891/
Weboy891/
Wessbo8041/
Wehbuo8032/
Wettbo8012/
Weiboh803/
Wesboi801/
Wetboi801/
Wouebo801/
Wehbou801/
Webuoh801/
Webohe801/
Weboha801/
Wobo7560,056/
Bebo7538,396/
Wabo754,888/
Wybo751,017/
Wibo75370/
Weba75307/
Vebo7530/
Uebo7514/
Wjbo752/
Weisbod732/
Weeboot731/
Weisboy731/
Beboo671,490/
Wehba67967/
Beibo67295/
Bebou67287/
Waibo67156/
Beebo67131/
Waboo6789/
Wybou6779/
Weiba6767/
Beboi6752/
Woboh6752/
Beboy6751/
Waboi6751/
Beabo6749/
Wibou6728/
Woibo6722/
Waabo6722/
Veboh6717/
Vejbo6713/
Webeu6712/
Webah6711/
Beybo678/
Wheba678/
Hwabo676/
Weeba676/
Wiboh675/
Veibo675/
Wiboo674/
Weyba673/
Veboy672/
Woboi672/
Bebuo672/
Wobuo671/
Wahbo671/
Weaba671/
Wesba671/
Veebo671/
Weisbout671/
Webga671/
Bejbo671/
Wetba671/
Vweba671/
Waboï671/
Bebho671/
Waboy671/
Vwibo671/
Wabho671/
Waeba671/
Witbo671/
Weevo671/
Wechboot671/
Wjjbo671/
Wwibo671/
Behbo671/
Waboh671/
Ouebo671/
Veubo671/
Wevou671/
Vebou671/

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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 Webo
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