Oba'a Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Oba'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 200 | 1:103,845 | 12,227 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Oba'a (10) may also be a first name.
Oba'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oba'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oba'a occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oba'a? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,173,425th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oba'a live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Oba'a is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 103,845. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 93 percent reside, Centre Region, where 7 percent reside and East Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oba'ah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obaa | 89 | 1,845 | / |
| Obaya | 80 | 3,109 | / |
| Aba'a | 80 | 2,462 | / |
| Eba'a | 80 | 793 | / |
| Obaja | 80 | 311 | / |
| Obaia | 80 | 141 | / |
| Obaha | 80 | 123 | / |
| Ova'a | 80 | 121 | / |
| Obaah | 80 | 118 | / |
| Oobaa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gobaa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Owa'a | 80 | 2 | / |
| O'Baa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obaai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oibaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obağa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oba | 75 | 131,979 | / |
| Oubaha | 73 | 5,258 | / |
| Obaiah | 73 | 891 | / |
| Goubaa | 73 | 624 | / |
| Hobaya | 73 | 328 | / |
| Oubaaz | 73 | 204 | / |
| Oubaai | 73 | 136 | / |
| Oubaya | 73 | 94 | / |
| Gobaya | 73 | 48 | / |
| Oubaas | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ousbaa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Aba'ah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Obaaje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obhaya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eba'ah | 73 | 6 | / |
| O'Baya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oboaja | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oboaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obayha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Haba'a | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obayat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obaiad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obajah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obaaji | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obgaja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obaash | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obauja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obaaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obajau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obayas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojbaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obahay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaba'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auba'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goba | 67 | 25,737 | / |
| Obas | 67 | 10,085 | / |
| Hoba | 67 | 7,233 | / |
| Obah | 67 | 6,770 | / |
| Abaa | 67 | 3,957 | / |
| Obad | 67 | 2,815 | / |
| Ouba | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Obat | 67 | 2,079 | / |
| Obay | 67 | 1,665 | / |
| Obai | 67 | 1,518 | / |
| Obae | 67 | 1,434 | / |
| Ohba | 67 | 665 | / |
| Obea | 67 | 310 | / |
| Oiba | 67 | 291 | / |
| Owaa | 67 | 279 | / |
| Obajaja | 67 | 253 | / |
| Oboa | 67 | 248 | / |
| Otba | 67 | 229 | / |
| Ebaa | 67 | 211 | / |
| Ubaa | 67 | 207 | / |
| Ovaa | 67 | 184 | / |
| Oeba | 67 | 182 | / |
| Oubahha | 67 | 170 | / |
| Obaz | 67 | 129 | / |
| Obha | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ooba | 67 | 87 | / |
| Obaj | 67 | 38 | / |
| Obahaya | 67 | 37 | / |
| Obajowa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Obga | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uoba | 67 | 21 | / |
| Đoba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obahaye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Osba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ojba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obhaiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houbaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ousbaai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obbaiah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atba'ah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huba'ai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oba'a
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