Wolobo Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wolobo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wolobo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolobo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wolobo occurs most in Liberia. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wolobo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolobo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wolobo is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Wolobo occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wolobo live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 244,919. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Sinoe County, where 61 percent live, River Gee County, where 33 percent live and Montserrado County, where 6 percent live. Besides Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholobo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wolobod | 92 | 1 | / |
| Woloboi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bolobo | 83 | 716 | / |
| Wolebo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Walobo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Woloba | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wolabo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Volobo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wolobah | 77 | 1,979 | / |
| Voloboi | 77 | 225 | / |
| Voloboy | 77 | 79 | / |
| Boloubo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Bolobou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wolovoy | 77 | 8 | / |
| Boloboy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bollobo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wolobha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Woelebo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wolloba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahloubo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulobou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wollobah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bollobho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walubo | 67 | 806 | / |
| Bulobo | 67 | 685 | / |
| Boloba | 67 | 640 | / |
| Balobo | 67 | 579 | / |
| Woluba | 67 | 197 | / |
| Bolabo | 67 | 161 | / |
| Weloba | 67 | 154 | / |
| Valobo | 67 | 141 | / |
| Walebo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Walabo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bouloubou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Welebo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wulubo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waloba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wolaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woleba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bolubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volabo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wolobo
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