Woba Surname

80,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Woba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso5,2231:3,514432
Thailand2711:260,65844,419
Benin2571:40,2165,165
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Niger511:376,31410,650
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 last name Woba occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woba is the 80,878th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,211,562 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Woba live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Woba is also the 533,704th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 277 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 5,223 people, or 1 in 3,514. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Sahel Region, where 51 percent reside, Est Region, where 45 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuoba8942/
Wouba8930/
Wobai8915/
Whoba8914/
Wobah8912/
Wobad8911/
Wobay893/
Woboa892/
Woiba892/
Wobaa891/
Wobas891/
Woobaa8084/
Wohbah8014/
Woebah8013/
Woobay8012/
Wobgah8011/
Woibah8010/
Woibau805/
Woibai805/
Woubah802/
Wobeah801/
Wuobay801/
Woubai801/
Woubap801/
Whobay801/
Wobo7560,056/
Boba7512,750/
Waba752,057/
Wobi75494/
Voba75480/
Wuba75392/
Wobe75379/
Weba75307/
Woby7560/
Uoba7521/
Wouhaba731/
Bouba67194,033/
Wahba6781,604/
Bobai671,892/
Bobea671,606/
Woube671,515/
Wehba67967/
Bobay67669/
Bobaj67479/
Hwaba67322/
Boiba67295/
Whaba67252/
Wabai67227/
Bojba67188/
Bobaa67139/
Vouba6796/
Vobah6787/
Bobaľ6783/
Wubah6780/
Wooby6775/
Wabea6768/
Wabah6766/
Booba6753/
Woubi6753/
Vooba6752/
Woboh6752/
Wobeh6750/
Bobau6749/
Wabaa6748/
Wobou6727/
Wubai6725/
Woibo6722/
Waaba6722/
Wobie6719/
Uobai6716/
Woubo6711/
Webah6711/
Boïba6711/
Wobey6710/
Wobes6710/
Waboa679/
Wabaï679/
Wabha678/
Wheba678/
Woibi677/
Boyba676/
Webai676/
Weeba676/
Bobha675/
Wubea675/
Wobis675/
Wabau675/
Wuaba674/
Wobee673/
Vobha673/
Wobos673/
Wobei673/
Wauba673/
Webea672/
Wovah672/
Wabay672/
Woboi672/
Vobad672/
Wosbo672/
Wohby671/
Whobi671/
Wobiy671/
Vobaa671/
Wubau671/
Wuobi671/
Buoba671/
Vobai671/
Voboa671/
Wgaba671/
Waeba671/
Wabap671/
Wabga671/
Vweba671/
Wovea671/
Wuuba671/
Woobo671/
Woubé671/
Wobih671/
Wobuo671/
Wobyo671/
Wohbe671/
Wohbi671/
Woibe671/
Uhoba671/
Woebe671/
Wabaj671/
Uobas671/
Wwuba671/
Woobe670/
Vobat670/

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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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