Wobig Surname

353,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wobig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wobig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5271:152,76218,298
United States4941:733,72357,547
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Wöbig (1) are calculated separately.

Wobig Last Name Facts

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

Wobig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Wöbig. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wobig? popularity and diffusion

Wobig is the 353,738th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,082,163 people. The last name Wobig is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Wobig are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wobig is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 527 people, or 1 in 152,762. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Berlin, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 48 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Wobig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wobig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 5,489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wobig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wobig last name are 34.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.58% registered with the political party.

Wobig earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $45,937 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wöbig931/
Bobig8072/
Vobig8027/
Wobik8027/
Wobeg800/
Wabig800/
Wobick73107/
Wobike736/
Boboig731/
Wobidke671/
Wobizke671/
Wobuike671/
Wabigue671/

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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
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  • 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 Wobig
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