Woban Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Woban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin301:344,52026,827
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Woban (56) may also be a first name.

Woban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woban is most common in Benin. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woban? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Woban is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Woban live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 56 people.

It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 344,520. In Benin it is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Benin Woban is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woiban911/
Wooban911/
Wojban911/
Woibane8315/
Woobank836/
Whobank830/
Boban804,286/
Waban80572/
Wobon8021/
Wuban806/
Voban802/
Weban801/
Wobam801/
Uoban800/
Wahban738,475/
Wabane7343/
Bouban7339/
Wabant7331/
Wabayn7321/
Booban7315/
Bobean738/
Waaban737/
Vobhan735/
Bobain735/
Wobone733/
Woibon732/
Bobaun731/
Vobane731/
Woboun731/
Wabain731/
Buoban731/
Wabaun731/
Bobhan731/
Whaban730/
Boyban730/
Boiban730/
Bobann730/
Bouhban6717/
Waubant6712/
Wonpean679/
Wabanne672/
Woonpan672/
Boubhan671/
Wobeing671/
Woubong671/
Wabaine671/
Voubann671/
Voubang671/
Voubane671/
Wauband671/
Whatban671/
Huobang671/
Boubean670/
Washban670/
Waubank670/

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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 Woban
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