Oba Surname

4,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Congo

Oba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan94,7301:1,350252
Nigeria19,9271:8,890989
Congo6,7401:740120
Turkey1,8501:42,0664,312
Ivory Coast1,2341:18,6961,421
Philippines1,0571:95,77916,673
Cameroon8801:23,6013,193
Uganda7941:49,1685,987
United States7021:516,32343,186
Indonesia6731:196,50718,692
Benin6511:15,8772,147
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Brazil4841:442,30216,752
Papua New Guinea1721:47,4055,884
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
India1361:5,640,187135,419
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
England1261:442,20729,452
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
France1021:651,20384,246
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Canada581:635,26952,014
Belize531:6,7071,050
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Solomon Islands401:14,5012,727
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
China61:227,886,92811,701
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
San Marino11:33,214932
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Obá (3) are calculated separately.

Oba (10,899) may also be a first name.

Oba Last Name Facts

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 held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Obá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,270th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 55,217 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 57,883rd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 10,899 people.

This last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 94,730 people, or 1 in 1,350. In Japan it is most common in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Outside of Japan it occurs in 96 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and The Congo, where 5 percent live.

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 rose 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obá893/
Goba8625,737/
Obas8610,085/
Hoba867,233/
Obah866,770/
Obad862,815/
Ouba862,286/
Obat862,079/
Obaa861,845/
Obay861,665/
Obai861,518/
Ohba86665/
Obea86310/
Oiba86291/
Oboa86248/
Otba86229/
Oeba86182/
Obaz86129/
Obha8689/
Ooba8687/
Obaj8638/
Obga8622/
Uoba8621/
Đoba8612/
Osba869/
Obau867/
Ojba866/
Oyba861/
Obaid75415,667/
Gouba7518,537/
Gobai7515,041/
Oubah755,688/
Obaya753,109/
Gobea752,414/
Houba751,940/
Gobay751,823/
Obach75977/
Oubad75921/
Hooba75560/
Obacz75518/
Goiba75354/
Obaja75311/
Oshba75307/
Oubai75305/
Gooba75301/
Obead75276/
Obais75206/
Oba'a75203/
Obhat75147/
Obaia75141/
Obaha75123/
Obaah75118/
Hobaj7595/
Obhai7592/
Hobah7572/
Hoeba7571/
Gobha7563/
Hobat7555/
Hobas7549/
Obass7544/
Obait7540/
Obash7535/
Ohuba7530/
Ochba7525/
Oubas7523/
Oybad7522/
Obeas7520/
Hotba7519/
Obbah7519/
Hobai7518/
Obayd7518/
Oubay7517/
Gobga7516/
Oisba7516/
Uobai7516/
Hobay7514/
Oubga7512/
Hoiba7511/
Obatt7511/
Hobha7510/
Ouhba7510/
Gobau7510/
Oobaa759/
Hobad759/
Obhas759/
Obazz759/
Otbaş759/
Gobaa758/
O'Bea757/
Obahu757/
Eouba756/
Outba756/
Ouboa755/
Oysba755/
Oobha754/
Oubat754/
Obhay754/
Gohba754/
Obapp753/
Hohba753/
Obaiz753/
Ousba753/
Ohbat753/
Obaih752/
Obaij752/
Oubha752/
O'Baa752/
Obaïd752/
Obaai752/
Oeyba751/
Obahy751/
Obaiy751/
Obajj751/
Obatz751/
O'Bas751/
Osbay751/
Ohbea751/
Obhah751/
Obauh751/
Ojbai751/
Hoboa751/
Oubaz751/
Osbat751/
Osbea751/
Oibaa751/
Obadå751/
Obaud751/
Obağa751/
Obasd751/
Obéga751/
Obuua751/
Șobea751/
Goyba751/
Obats751/
Oebah751/
Oibas751/
Ojbea751/
Uobas751/
Hobap751/
O'Bay750/
Obi67338,737/
Uba67135,568/
Aba6776,887/
Eba6727,618/
Obe6724,149/
Obo6716,548/
Owa678,315/
Oubaha675,258/
Ova675,179/
Houbad672,347/
Oubaid671,249/
Oby67871/
Goubaa67624/
Oubaih67579/
Hoşbaş67347/
Gobhay67249/
Hobbah67220/
Oubaaz67204/
Goubau67198/
Housba67193/
Oubaai67136/
Gobeau67112/
Oubaya6794/
Hobass6776/
Hobach6771/
Goubay6767/
Gobaya6748/
Houbas6746/
Hoybea6745/
Houbai6742/
Obaish6741/
Hobash6733/
Hoşbay6730/
Houbat6729/
Goubai6725/
Osbach6724/
Oubaas6721/
Ousbaa6720/
Obj6719/
Goibai6718/
Gobhai6715/
Goubga6715/
Goubea6712/
Obé6712/
Houbah6711/
Obatch6711/
Oubayh679/
Hosbaz677/
Goobai676/
Obhaya676/
Oubait676/
Hoboha676/
Hohbai676/
O'Baya675/
Oubhat675/
Oboaja675/
Oboaya675/
Oichba675/
Oobaid674/
Oggiba674/
Ochbat674/
Oubass674/
Obaidh673/
Oibach673/
Obgaja673/
Ouchba673/
Obaash673/
Goobah672/
Hosbas672/
Goibay672/
Obaaja672/
Hobaus672/
Obasch671/
Obeash671/
O'Bass671/
Oubais671/
Oybacz671/
Oybaid671/
Osbahe671/
Oshbay671/
Hobapp671/
Hosbat671/
Goubah671/
Gobgay671/
Ojbaja671/
Ousbai671/
Houbaj671/
Hoshba671/
Oubaïd671/
Oubeau671/
Oba'ah671/
Obaaya671/
Obahay671/
O'Batt671/
O'Beat671/
O'Shba671/
Ūba671/
Goybai671/
Gobaih671/
Gobaja671/
Ehouba671/
Ootbah671/
Obieha671/
Obeach671/
Obaich671/
Obaije671/
Obajje671/
Oubaia671/
Obhioa671/
Houbaa671/
Obacht670/

Oba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oba in the Georgian language
ობაoba-
Oba in the Oriya language
ଓବାoba-
Oba in the Marathi language
ओबाoba-
Oba in the Hindi language
ओबाoba98.26
Oba in the Russian language
Обаoba-
Oba in the Arabic language
أوباawba-

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