Woboya Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Woboya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woboya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Woboya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woboya is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Woboya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woboya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Woboya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Woboya live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 84 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 5 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Woboya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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Boviya671/
Boiboy671/
Bobhoy671/
Wuobay671/
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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 Woboya
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