Woabank Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woabank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Woabank Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Woabank Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woabank has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woabank? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Woabank is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Woabank live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 67 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 17 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Woabank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woabank has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woabank surname declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohabang803/
Boaban771/
Boabang71284/
Bouaban7116/
Boğaban711/
Wouabon711/
Bouabanh676/
Wouabong671/
Baoban6213/
Waobam621/
Baobang578/
Bohabon571/
Wouobon571/
Bouavanh5339/
Bouaboun536/
Bouaboon532/
Wouobong532/
Bouavang532/
Boauvain531/
Bouabounn501/
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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 Woabank
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