Webu Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Webu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Webu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Webu (33) may also be a first name.

Webu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Webu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Webu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Webu is the 1,871,545th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Webu are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 33 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent live, Western Cape, where 32 percent live and Gauteng, where 25 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Webu Last Name Statistics demography

Webu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning R 221,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Webou8996/
Webeu8912/
Weubu898/
Weibu897/
Webhu896/
Weabu895/
Webui892/
Waebu892/
Webud891/
Weebu891/
Webgu891/
Wetbut80209/
Webush801/
Wehbou801/
Weibus801/
Wabu75869/
Bebu75676/
Wobu7554/
Wibu7544/
Vebu7522/
Wybu752/
Webó751/
Uebu751/
Weibust7385/
Weibush7340/
Weibuch731/
Wechbut731/
Weabush730/
Webusch730/
Bebou67287/
Wibut6799/
Waibu6791/
Wybou6779/
Bebeu6765/
Wahbu6763/
Wabeu6747/
Vebui6733/
Weibusch6728/
Wibou6728/
Waabu6726/
Whabu6723/
Wabui6720/
Weboo6716/
Vebuh679/
Weboe679/
Woibu679/
Beebu676/
Wabau675/
Bebau675/
Wabuh674/
Vebus673/
Wevhu672/
Wuibu671/
Beabu671/
Weisbout671/
Veebu671/
Wabuy671/
Wevou671/
Veabu671/
Vebou671/
Weebusch671/
Wevui671/
Beibu671/
Bebui671/
Beybu671/
Weisbush670/

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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 Webu
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