Wobou Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wobou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wobou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin141:738,25740,906
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539

Wobou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wobou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wobou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wobou are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin Wobou is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 43 percent live, Alibori Department, where 29 percent live and Donga Department, where 14 percent live. Besides Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 48 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woubou9139/
Wobo8960,056/
Wobu8954/
Wobouya831/
Wouybou831/
Wouboue831/
Bobou80401/
Wobus80155/
Wabou8099/
Woboh8052/
Woibo8022/
Woubo8011/
Woibu809/
Woboe807/
Wobos803/
Woubu802/
Woboa802/
Woboi802/
Wosbo802/
Woobo801/
Wobuo801/
Wobut801/
Boibou73600/
Voubou73254/
Boybou7360/
Boïbou7350/
Woboya7346/
Bobouh7336/
Boboue7332/
Wobuya7331/
Wobuje7327/
Wobuyi7325/
Woboyi7315/
Buobou737/
Woibau735/
Waabou732/
Waboue732/
Voebou731/
Wuoboe731/
Voboue731/
Wabout731/
Waboux731/
Wuibou731/
Boboué731/
Uobgou731/
Bobo6753,598/
Woba676,015/
Wabo674,888/
Bobu673,999/
Wahabou672,321/
Wubu671,643/
Wabu67869/
Bovu67624/
Vobo67112/
Wubo6759/
Wuibout6742/
Wobosch6712/
Uobo679/
Vobu678/
Ouhabou672/
Woboyes672/
Boibouh671/
Woonpui671/
Wouhabo671/
Wonpoue671/
Watboue671/
Wahbous671/
Voubous671/

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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 Wobou
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