Wob Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Wob (44) may also be a first name.
Wob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wob occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wob? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Wob occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Wob are found; 40 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 40 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wob is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 44 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Wob is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 83 percent reside and West Sepik, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Wob
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