Obaah Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obaah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obaah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obaah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obaah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obaah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obaah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obaah is the 1,674,734th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obaah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria Obaah is most numerous in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Rivers, where 22 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaash913/
Oba'ah911/
Obah896,770/
Obaa891,845/
Oubah805,688/
Obach80977/
Abaah80602/
Oba'a80203/
Obaha80123/
Hobah8072/
Obash8035/
Obbah8019/
Ebaah8015/
Oobaa809/
Gobaa808/
Obahu807/
Obaih802/
Ovaah802/
O'Baa802/
Obaai802/
Obahy801/
Obhah801/
Obauh801/
Oibaa801/
Obağa801/
Oebah801/
Oba75131,979/
Oubaha735,258/
Goubaa73624/
Oubaih73579/
Abaach73243/
Hobbah73220/
Oubaaz73204/
Oubaai73136/
Hobach7371/
Obaish7341/
Ebahah7339/
Hobash7333/
Osbach7324/
Oubaas7321/
Ousbaa7320/
Houbah7311/
Obatch7311/
Aba'ah739/
Oubayh739/
Eba'ah736/
Oboaja735/
Oboaya735/
Obaidh733/
Oibach733/
Abaash732/
Goobah732/
Obaaja732/
Obasch731/
Obeash731/
Osbahe731/
Goubah731/
Obaaya731/
Obahay731/
Gobaih731/
Abaahe731/
Ootbah731/
Obeach731/
Obaich731/
Houbaa731/
Obacht730/
Abah6767,309/
Goba6725,737/
Oboh6722,982/
Obas6710,085/
Ebah678,887/
Hoba677,233/
Abaa673,957/
Obad672,815/
Ouba672,286/
Obat672,079/
Obay671,665/
Obai671,518/
Hoßbach67887/
Hosbach67670/
Ohba67665/
Obea67310/
Oiba67291/
Oboa67248/
Otba67229/
Ebaa67211/
Ovaa67184/
Oeba67182/
Oubahha67170/
Obaz67129/
Obha6789/
Ooba6787/
Houbash6772/
Oszbach6759/
Obho6749/
Obhahie6743/
Obaj6738/
Hoybach6736/
Obajowa6733/
Ebbahah6723/
Obga6722/
Uoba6721/
Đoba6712/
Obahaye6710/
Osba679/
Obau677/
Ojba676/
Houbach675/
Oubaich675/
Abahaha675/
Hobaish674/
Ousbaai674/
Hojbach674/
Hobauth672/
Oyba671/
Hobaush671/
O'Beach671/
Atba'ah671/
Abaaich671/
Hobaich671/
Hobauch671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Obaah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis