Obabu Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Obabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Obabu (13) may also be a first name.
Obabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obabu (Hindi: ओबाबू) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obabu? popularity and diffusion
Obabu is the 1,374,607th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Obabu occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Obabu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obabu is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
The surname Obabu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 39 percent live, Edo, where 12 percent live and Kogi, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obabhu | 91 | 57 | / |
| Obabut | 91 | 11 | / |
| Obabau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ababu | 80 | 24,962 | / |
| Ebabu | 80 | 6,498 | / |
| Ubabu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Obawu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Owabu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Obebu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obobu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubaibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ababou | 73 | 7,189 | / |
| Ababuh | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hababu | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gababu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Obavou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gubabu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ebaabu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abaabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ababuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohuabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Osuabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ebabou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ubaibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ababau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abhabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abeabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obebhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hebabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aababu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hababou | 67 | 403 | / |
| Ahbabou | 67 | 264 | / |
| Hababuu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Obahawu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Abaibou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hebabou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aababou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obauwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obeibou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oubahaybou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oboubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asbabou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gababui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebaibou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehbabou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habaibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounpabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obampou | 67 | 1 | / |
Obabu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obabu in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबाबू | obabu | - |
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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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- 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 Obabu
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