Wobbe Surname
Approximately 2,137 people bear this surname
Wobbe Surname Definition:
From the Dutch, Wubbe (?); a personal name.
Wobbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,328 | 1:60,622 | 7,798 |
| United States | 704 | 1:514,856 | 43,086 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
The alternate forms: Wöbbe (14) are calculated separately.
Wobbe (242) may also be a first name.
Wobbe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Dutch, Wubbe (?); a personal name.
Wobbe Demographics
Average Wobbe Salary in
United States
$51,347 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wobbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wobbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wobbe occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Wöbbe. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wobbe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 196,194th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,410,176 people. The surname Wobbe is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Wobbe are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wobbe is also the 574,510th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 242 people.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,328 people, or 1 in 60,622. In Germany Wobbe is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Hamburg, where 16 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Wobbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wobbe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wobbe surname grew 869 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wobbe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wobbe surname are 18.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.69% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wobbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 275.74% more than the national average, earning R 892,896 per year; in United States they earn 19% more than the national average, earning $51,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.18% more than the national average, earning $68,156 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wöbbe | 93 | 14 | / |
| Woebbe | 91 | 20 | / |
| Wobbee | 91 | 8 | / |
| Woobbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Woubbie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Webbe | 80 | 1,414 | / |
| Bobbe | 80 | 1,188 | / |
| Wübbe | 80 | 265 | / |
| Wubbe | 80 | 194 | / |
| Vobbe | 80 | 65 | / |
| Wabbe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Wobba | 80 | 19 | / |
| Wobby | 80 | 13 | / |
| Webbie | 73 | 59 | / |
| Bobbey | 73 | 58 | / |
| Whebbe | 73 | 56 | / |
| Wöbber | 73 | 54 | / |
| Wabbes | 73 | 40 | / |
| Bobbee | 73 | 25 | / |
| Weubbe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Boubbe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Webbey | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wubbie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wuebbe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Woobby | 73 | 2 | / |
| Webbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boibbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabbie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Webbee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wabbey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boubbey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Whebbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
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