Wobo Surname

9,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria59,8971:2,957385
Israel391:219,42720,804
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England71:7,959,723202,100
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wobo (1,241) may also be a first name.

Wobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wobo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wobo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,428th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 121,346 people. The surname Wobo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wobo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wobo is also the 224,316th most widely held given name internationally, held by 1,241 people.

The last name Wobo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 59,897 people, or 1 in 2,957. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found, Bauchi, where 0 percent are found and Delta, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Wobo Last Name Statistics demography

Wobo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woboh8952/
Wobou8927/
Woibo8922/
Woubo8911/
Wobos893/
Wosbo892/
Woboi892/
Woboa892/
Wobuo891/
Woobo891/
Woubou8039/
Bobo7553,598/
Woba756,015/
Wabo754,888/
Webo75847/
Vobo75112/
Wubo7559/
Uobo759/
Wobosch7312/
Wouhabo731/
Wouybou731/
Boboy671,639/
Boboi67786/
Bobou67401/
Boboo67193/
Wabou6799/
Boobo6798/
Waboo6789/
Waboi6751/
Wuoba6742/
Boboș6736/
Wouba6730/
Waubo6726/
Wuubo6725/
Voboh6724/
Waabo6722/
Boboň6718/
Bobuo6718/
Weboo6716/
Whoba6714/
Waebo6713/
Watbo6712/
Wobah6712/
Wobad6711/
Wasbo6710/
Weebo6710/
Waboa679/
Voobo677/
Hwabo676/
Bobho674/
Woiba672/
Waboy671/
Voboa671/
Waboh671/
Wobaa671/
Weboy671/
Waboï671/
Wuabo671/
Wonpo671/
Wuboh671/
Uotbo671/
Uobot671/
Wahbo671/
Wovho671/
Wobas671/

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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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  • 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 Wobo
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