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 is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Wöbbe. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wobbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 196,194th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,410,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Wobbe are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 574,510th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 242 people.
This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,328 people, or 1 in 60,622. In Germany Wobbe is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Hamburg, where 16 percent are found. Barring Germany Wobbe exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Wobbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wobbe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 869 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wobbe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wobbe surname are 18.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.69% registered with the 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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