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 surname Wolobo is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolobo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wolobo are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 244,919. In Liberia it is most common in: Sinoe County, where 61 percent are found, River Gee County, where 33 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Liberia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
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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