Wobah Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Wobah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wobah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wobah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wobah is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wobah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Wobah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wobah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Wobah is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Liberia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohbah | 91 | 14 | / |
| Woebah | 91 | 13 | / |
| Wobgah | 91 | 11 | / |
| Woibah | 91 | 10 | / |
| Woubah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wobeah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woba | 89 | 6,015 | / |
| Vobah | 80 | 87 | / |
| Wabah | 80 | 66 | / |
| Woboh | 80 | 52 | / |
| Wuoba | 80 | 42 | / |
| Wouba | 80 | 30 | / |
| Wobai | 80 | 15 | / |
| Whoba | 80 | 14 | / |
| Webah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wobad | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wobay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Woboa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woiba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wovah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wobas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wobaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahbah | 73 | 681 | / |
| Boubah | 73 | 400 | / |
| Woobaa | 73 | 84 | / |
| Vobach | 73 | 56 | / |
| Waabah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Woobay | 73 | 12 | / |
| Vuobah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wabath | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wabaha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Woibai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Woibau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Weebah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wabayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bobaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woubap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woubai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whobay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Webeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuobay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boybah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wobo | 67 | 60,056 | / |
| Boba | 67 | 12,750 | / |
| Waba | 67 | 2,057 | / |
| Boubaha | 67 | 555 | / |
| Voba | 67 | 480 | / |
| Weba | 67 | 307 | / |
| Uoba | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waabach | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wobosch | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wuhebah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouhaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahabah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wobah
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