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Where Does The Last Name Oba Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Oba (Arabic: أوبا, Georgian: ობა, Hindi: ओबा, Marathi: ओबा, Oriya: ଓବା, Russian: Оба) is most common in Japan. It can also occur as a variant: Obá. Click here for other possible spellings of Oba.

How Common Is The Last Name Oba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,270^th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 55,217 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Oba live; 72 percent live in East Asia and 72 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Oba is also the 57,883^rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 10,899 people.

This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 94,730 people, or 1 in 1,350. In Japan Oba is mostly found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Besides Japan this surname is found in 96 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and The Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Oba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Oba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oba last name grew 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Oba surname are 23.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.18% less than the national average, earning 245,087 kr per year; in Peru they earn 29.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,597 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.24% more than the national average, earning R 392,664 per year; in United States they earn 19.33% more than the national average, earning $51,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,370 CAD per year.