Woba Surname
Approximately 6,015 people bear this surname
Woba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5,223 | 1:3,514 | 432 |
| Thailand | 271 | 1:260,658 | 44,419 |
| Benin | 257 | 1:40,216 | 5,165 |
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Niger | 51 | 1:376,314 | 10,650 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Woba (277) may also be a first name.
Woba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woba occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 80,878th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,211,562 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Woba reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Woba is also the 533,704th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 277 people.
The surname Woba is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 5,223 people, or 1 in 3,514. In Burkina Faso Woba is most numerous in: Sahel Region, where 51 percent reside, Est Region, where 45 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Burkina Faso Woba is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuoba | 89 | 42 | / |
| Wouba | 89 | 30 | / |
| Wobai | 89 | 15 | / |
| Whoba | 89 | 14 | / |
| Wobah | 89 | 12 | / |
| Wobad | 89 | 11 | / |
| Wobay | 89 | 3 | / |
| Woboa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Woiba | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wobaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wobas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woobaa | 80 | 84 | / |
| Wohbah | 80 | 14 | / |
| Woebah | 80 | 13 | / |
| Woobay | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wobgah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Woibah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Woibau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Woibai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Woubah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wobeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuobay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woubai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woubap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whobay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wobo | 75 | 60,056 | / |
| Boba | 75 | 12,750 | / |
| Waba | 75 | 2,057 | / |
| Wobi | 75 | 494 | / |
| Voba | 75 | 480 | / |
| Wuba | 75 | 392 | / |
| Wobe | 75 | 379 | / |
| Weba | 75 | 307 | / |
| Woby | 75 | 60 | / |
| Uoba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wouhaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouba | 67 | 194,033 | / |
| Wahba | 67 | 81,604 | / |
| Bobai | 67 | 1,892 | / |
| Bobea | 67 | 1,606 | / |
| Woube | 67 | 1,515 | / |
| Wehba | 67 | 967 | / |
| Bobay | 67 | 669 | / |
| Bobaj | 67 | 479 | / |
| Hwaba | 67 | 322 | / |
| Boiba | 67 | 295 | / |
| Whaba | 67 | 252 | / |
| Wabai | 67 | 227 | / |
| Bojba | 67 | 188 | / |
| Bobaa | 67 | 139 | / |
| Vouba | 67 | 96 | / |
| Vobah | 67 | 87 | / |
| Bobaľ | 67 | 83 | / |
| Wubah | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wooby | 67 | 75 | / |
| Wabea | 67 | 68 | / |
| Wabah | 67 | 66 | / |
| Booba | 67 | 53 | / |
| Woubi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vooba | 67 | 52 | / |
| Woboh | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wobeh | 67 | 50 | / |
| Bobau | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wabaa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wobou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wubai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Woibo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Waaba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wobie | 67 | 19 | / |
| Uobai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Woubo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Webah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Boïba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wobey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wobes | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waboa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wabaï | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wabha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wheba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woibi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boyba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Webai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weeba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bobha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wubea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wobis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wabau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wuaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wobee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vobha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wobos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wobei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wauba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Webea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wovah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wabay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vobad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wosbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wohby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vobaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wubau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vobai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waeba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vweba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wovea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woubé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wobyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woobe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vobat | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woba
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