Wobi Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wobi (488) may also be a first name.

Wobi Last Name Facts

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

Wobi is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wobi is the 621,618th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wobi are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wobi is also the 384,758th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 488 people.

The surname Wobi is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Aside from Ghana this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Wobi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wobi has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wobi last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woubi8953/
Wobie8919/
Wobai8915/
Woibi897/
Wobis895/
Wobei893/
Woboi892/
Wohbi891/
Whobi891/
Wobiy891/
Wuobi891/
Wobih891/
Wobith8081/
Woubie8013/
Wuobio806/
Woibai805/
Woobie802/
Woubai801/
Woubei801/
Wabi759,435/
Bobi757,985/
Woba756,015/
Webi751,606/
Wobe75379/
Wubi75153/
Vobi75110/
Woby7560/
Uobi753/
Wobisch7359/
Wahbi6726,704/
Wubie6712,433/
Bobai671,892/
Wehbi671,699/
Woube671,515/
Boboi67786/
Bobei67545/
Buobi67281/
Waabi67235/
Wabai67227/
Boubi67220/
Vobis67207/
Wabie67205/
Wabei67127/
Whabi67112/
Webei6781/
Boobi6778/
Wooby6775/
Webie6774/
Waboi6751/
Wobeh6750/
Wuoba6742/
Wouba6730/
Boibi6726/
Wubai6725/
Wabui6720/
Bobih6719/
Uobai6716/
Bobhi6715/
Whoba6714/
Waubi6712/
Wobes6710/
Wobey6710/
Boybi678/
Vobiš678/
Webai676/
Hwabi676/
Wuabi676/
Wubei675/
Waebi675/
Wabii674/
Wabih674/
Wobay673/
Wubii673/
Wobee673/
Wabiy672/
Woiba672/
Webui672/
Bobiș672/
Vobij672/
Vobhi672/
Vobui672/
Woboa672/
Wobaa671/
Weebi671/
Wohbe671/
Bobui671/
Wuibi671/
Wohby671/
Vobit671/
Vobih671/
Vobai671/
Woubé671/
Wobyo671/
Wabyi671/
Woibe671/
Woebe671/
Bobij671/
Woobe670/

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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 Wobi
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