Obase Surname
Approximately 3,263 people bear this surname
Obase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,586 | 1:8,031 | 1,041 |
| Nigeria | 446 | 1:397,181 | 20,879 |
| Japan | 158 | 1:809,141 | 18,209 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Obase (275) may also be a first name.
Obase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obase (Marathi: ओबासे) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obase? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 137,350th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,233,388 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obase live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Obase is also the 535,844th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 275 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,586 people, or 1 in 8,031. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent live, Littoral Region, where 1 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Japan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obase Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obase in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबासे | obase | 95.06 |
| ऑबासे | obase | 2.47 |
| ओबासेाने | obaseane | 2.47 |
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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 Obase
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