Wobb Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wobb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wobb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Wöbb (45) are calculated separately.

Wobb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wobb is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Wöbb. Click here for further possible spellings of Wobb.

How Common Is The Last Name Wobb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Wobb occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Wobb live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 79 percent are found, Florida, where 18 percent are found and Texas, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.

Wobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wobb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wobb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wobb last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wobb earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.83% less than the national average, earning $35,888 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wöbb9245/
Wobbs890/
Webb75341,982/
Bobb7511,369/
Wabb757/
Uobb752/
Wébb751/
Weebb6720/
Webhb677/
Boobb675/
Whabb673/
Wahbb672/
Wubbs671/
Boubb671/
Wabbz671/
Wgabb671/
Wohbv671/
Wabbs671/
Waebb670/
Huobb670/
Whebb670/

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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 Wobb
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