Bobah Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Bobah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bobah (27) may also be a first name.
Bobah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bobah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bobah (Arabic: بوبيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻩ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bobah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bobah is the 1,604,449th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Bobah are found; 37 percent are found in Central Africa and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 423,859. In Cameroon Bobah is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bobah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bobah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻩ | bwbah | 71.43 |
| ﺑﺒﺎﻩ | bbah | 28.57 |
| Bobah in the Arabic language | ||
| بوبيه | bwbyh | - |
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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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- 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 Bobah
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