Obass Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gabon

Obass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Obass Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obass is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obass? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obass reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Obass is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Ondo, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 9 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obasse91522/
Hobass9176/
Oubass914/
O'Bass911/
Obas8910,085/
Obaysse831/
Abass80168,282/
Obase803,263/
Obais80206/
Gobas8049/
Hobas8049/
Obash8035/
Oubas8023/
Obeas8020/
Obhas809/
Ebass807/
Ubass803/
Ovass802/
Obahs801/
O'Bas801/
Obasd801/
Obats801/
Oibas801/
Uobas801/
Outbasse774/
Oba75131,979/
Abasse732,544/
Obashe73176/
Abaass73139/
Gabass7380/
Houbas7346/
Obaish7341/
Hobash7333/
Oubaas7321/
Obhase7317/
Aabass7314/
Habass7313/
Goibas739/
Abhass738/
Abasss735/
Goboss734/
Osbase734/
Abaiss734/
Obaise733/
Abeass733/
Owasse733/
Obaash733/
Goobas732/
Ubaiss732/
Ojbase732/
Hosbas732/
Hobaus732/
Owaiss732/
Gobash731/
Obasch731/
Obeash731/
Oubais731/
Ahbass731/
Obease731/
Ovaiss731/
Obosse731/
Gobais731/
Abassz731/
Abgass731/
Owayss731/
Oubase731/
Osboss730/
Abas67276,182/
Goba6725,737/
Hoba677,233/
Obah676,770/
Ubas676,646/
Obad672,815/
Ouba672,286/
Obat672,079/
Obaa671,845/
Obay671,665/
Obai671,518/
Ohba67665/
Obos67608/
Ebas67482/
Hovasse67361/
Obea67310/
Oiba67291/
Ovas67259/
Oboa67248/
Owas67244/
Otba67229/
Obaz67129/
Obha6789/
Ooba6787/
Houbash6772/
Obaj6738/
Obga6722/
Uoba6721/
Hobausz6716/
Đoba6712/
Osba679/
Obau677/
Ojba676/
Hobaish674/
Gaabass673/
Habasse672/
Goubash672/
Oyba671/
Obasova671/
Hobaush671/
Obeashe671/
Hovaiss671/
Obax671/
Gabaiss671/
Ouwaiss671/
Habassh671/
Ouswass671/
Abashsh671/
Abeasse671/
Howaiss671/

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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 Obass
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