View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

Obam (Marathi: ओबाम, Russian: Обам) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 57,483^rd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 827,378 people. The last name Obam occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obam live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Obam is also the 536,832^nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 274 people.

The last name Obam is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6,893 people, or 1 in 3,013. In Cameroon Obam is mostly found in: South Region, where 65 percent reside, Centre Region, where 22 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Gabon, where 5 percent reside.

Obam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Obam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obam surname grew 380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Obam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 50.41% less than the national average, earning 171,620 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year.