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Across the world, וובה (Vova , וובה ) is quite a rare mostly male, but infrequently female given name. The first name וובה is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a common male name, Georgia, where it is quite a rare male name, and Belarus, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Moldova, Russia, and Egypt. Much less frequently, וובה is the last name as well as the forename.
וובה is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Vova , the operatic character in the opera Life with an Idiot by Alfred Schnittke.