Wibu Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Wibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wibu (14) may also be a first name.

Wibu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wibu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wibu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Wibu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Wibu reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname Wibu is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 226,492. In Papua New Guinea Wibu is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 72 percent are found and West Sepik, where 28 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wibut8999/
Waibu8991/
Wibou8928/
Woibu899/
Weibu897/
Wuibu891/
Waibut8048/
Woibau805/
Witbou802/
Wuibou801/
Wisbuy801/
Weibus801/
Waibou801/
Wubu751,643/
Bibu75657/
Uibu75109/
Webu7598/
Vibu7519/
Wybu752/
Wibault73187/
Weibust7385/
Wuibout7342/
Weibush7340/
Wuibaut7332/
Wibusch7328/
Wuibaux7310/
Waisbuh732/
Waibuha732/
Weibuch731/
Witbush730/
Wibautt730/
Bibou671,760/
Vibhu67230/
Vibou6799/
Webou6796/
Bibui6785/
Wybou6779/
Bibhu6750/
Baibu6735/
Bibau6732/
Wiboe6728/
Weibusch6728/
Vibuh6719/
Hbibu6718/
Huibu6717/
Webeu6712/
Weubu678/
Vibui678/
Buibu677/
Webhu676/
Vibus675/
Weabu675/
Wiboo674/
Wivou673/
Waisbuch672/
Webui672/
Weebu671/
Vibud671/
Bibuy671/
Beibu671/
Waibuddh671/
Weisbout671/
Webud671/
Wubau671/
Bibeu671/
Vibau671/
Webgu671/
Wishbush670/
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 Wibu
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