Wobu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

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

Wobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wobu (11) may also be a first name.

Wobu Last Name Facts

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

Wobu is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Wobu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wobu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Wobu are found; 35 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 35 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wobu is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent are found and West Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wobus89155/
Wobou8927/
Woibu899/
Woubu892/
Wobut891/
Woubou8039/
Woibau805/
Bobu753,999/
Wubu751,643/
Wabu75869/
Webu7598/
Vobu758/
Wouybou731/
Bobou67401/
Wabou6799/
Wahbu6763/
Bobau6749/
Wabeu6747/
Waabu6726/
Whabu6723/
Wabui6720/
Webeu6712/
Bobuh6711/
Wabuu679/
Weubu678/
Woboe677/
Wuabu676/
Webhu676/
Boobu676/
Waubu676/
Wabau675/
Wabuh674/
Vobui672/
Wompu672/
Buobu672/
Webui672/
Vobuu672/
Huobu672/
Waebu672/
Wuibu671/
Wubau671/
Weebu671/
Uobgu671/
Bobeu671/
Bobuț671/
Bobuy671/
Bobui671/
Wabuy671/

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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 Wobu
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