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
Bobah (Arabic: بوبيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻩ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bobah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,604,449th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Bobah live; 37 percent live in Central Africa and 37 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bobah is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name Bobah is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 423,859. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Bobah 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bobah
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