Wolobah Surname

208,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wolobah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolobah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,9511:2,260296
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Wolobah (617) may also be a first name.

Wolobah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolobah is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolobah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolobah is the 208,929th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,682,439 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wolobah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 336,019th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 617 people.

Wolobah is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 1,951 people, or 1 in 2,260. In Liberia Wolobah is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 39 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 36 percent reside and Margibi County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Wolobah is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Wolobah Last Name Statistics demography

Wolobah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollobah931/
Woloba9213/
Walobah868/
Wolobha862/
Wolloba861/
Bolobaha801/
Woloubai801/
Boloba77640/
Weloba77154/
Wolobo7726/
Waloba775/
Wolaba773/
Woleba772/
Bolouba7196/
Walioba7115/
Volebah715/
Woulaba712/
Bolobai712/
Bolobay712/
Wholobo712/
Woloboi711/
Walobai711/
Wohlaba711/
Volobai711/
Wolobod711/
Walooba711/
Welabah711/
Volovaha6742/
Boulouba672/
Bollouba672/
Woulebai672/
Bollobho671/
Woulabai671/
Boulabah671/

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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 Wolobah
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