Obau Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Obau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Obau (29) may also be a first name.
Obau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obau is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Obau is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Obau live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Obau is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 29 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 80 percent live and Morobe, where 20 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaju | 89 | 78 | / |
| Gobau | 89 | 10 | / |
| Obahu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Obayu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Obauh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obaud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oba | 86 | 131,979 | / |
| Obu | 86 | 10,828 | / |
| Goubau | 80 | 198 | / |
| Gobeau | 80 | 112 | / |
| Obayou | 80 | 17 | / |
| Obhayu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gobayu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Obajou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obauja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obaihu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hobaus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obajau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osbaiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obajuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubeau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobaju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obajus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goba | 75 | 25,737 | / |
| Obas | 75 | 10,085 | / |
| Hoba | 75 | 7,233 | / |
| Obah | 75 | 6,770 | / |
| Obuz | 75 | 4,291 | / |
| Gobu | 75 | 3,012 | / |
| Obou | 75 | 2,974 | / |
| Obad | 75 | 2,815 | / |
| Obuh | 75 | 2,548 | / |
| Obuo | 75 | 2,426 | / |
| Ouba | 75 | 2,286 | / |
| Obut | 75 | 2,224 | / |
| Obat | 75 | 2,079 | / |
| Obaa | 75 | 1,845 | / |
| Abau | 75 | 1,750 | / |
| Obay | 75 | 1,665 | / |
| Obai | 75 | 1,518 | / |
| Obae | 75 | 1,434 | / |
| Obus | 75 | 1,217 | / |
| Oubu | 75 | 964 | / |
| Ubau | 75 | 751 | / |
| Ohba | 75 | 665 | / |
| Obue | 75 | 657 | / |
| Ebau | 75 | 645 | / |
| Hobu | 75 | 458 | / |
| Obea | 75 | 310 | / |
| Oiba | 75 | 291 | / |
| Oboa | 75 | 248 | / |
| Otba | 75 | 229 | / |
| Obgu | 75 | 196 | / |
| Oeba | 75 | 182 | / |
| Obaz | 75 | 129 | / |
| Obha | 75 | 89 | / |
| Ooba | 75 | 87 | / |
| Obuu | 75 | 76 | / |
| Obud | 75 | 47 | / |
| Oibu | 75 | 47 | / |
| Ojbu | 75 | 42 | / |
| Obaj | 75 | 38 | / |
| Ovau | 75 | 31 | / |
| Obga | 75 | 22 | / |
| Uoba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Đoba | 75 | 12 | / |
| Osba | 75 | 9 | / |
| Obuy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Oybu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Obui | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ojba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ohbu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Obhu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Otbu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Osbu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Obeu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oyba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oebu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goubeau | 73 | 717 | / |
| Houbeau | 73 | 126 | / |
| Goibeau | 73 | 75 | / |
| Hobayou | 73 | 30 | / |
| Houbaux | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hobausz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oubayou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Houbaut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hobauth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gobhaju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hobaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobauch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaid | 67 | 415,667 | / |
| Gouba | 67 | 18,537 | / |
| Gobai | 67 | 15,041 | / |
| Obaji | 67 | 11,696 | / |
| Obuya | 67 | 11,001 | / |
| Obaje | 67 | 8,618 | / |
| Oubah | 67 | 5,688 | / |
| Obiya | 67 | 4,353 | / |
| Oboya | 67 | 3,486 | / |
| Obaya | 67 | 3,109 | / |
| Gobea | 67 | 2,414 | / |
| Obayi | 67 | 2,212 | / |
| Abayu | 67 | 1,991 | / |
| Houba | 67 | 1,940 | / |
| Gobay | 67 | 1,823 | / |
| Obeya | 67 | 1,736 | / |
| Hobus | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Obeja | 67 | 1,302 | / |
| Obach | 67 | 977 | / |
| Oubad | 67 | 921 | / |
| Obuch | 67 | 762 | / |
| Obaye | 67 | 645 | / |
| Oubou | 67 | 610 | / |
| Obayo | 67 | 604 | / |
| Gobou | 67 | 591 | / |
| Hooba | 67 | 560 | / |
| Obacz | 67 | 518 | / |
| Abaus | 67 | 505 | / |
| Ebayu | 67 | 480 | / |
| Oboue | 67 | 379 | / |
| Goiba | 67 | 354 | / |
| Obaja | 67 | 311 | / |
| Oshba | 67 | 307 | / |
| Oubai | 67 | 305 | / |
| Gubau | 67 | 304 | / |
| Gooba | 67 | 301 | / |
| Obuji | 67 | 285 | / |
| Obead | 67 | 276 | / |
| Hobut | 67 | 257 | / |
| Ubaud | 67 | 252 | / |
| Obuje | 67 | 215 | / |
| Obhuo | 67 | 206 | / |
| Obais | 67 | 206 | / |
| Habau | 67 | 205 | / |
| Oba'a | 67 | 203 | / |
| Obuye | 67 | 190 | / |
| Hubau | 67 | 189 | / |
| Obhat | 67 | 147 | / |
| Obaia | 67 | 141 | / |
| Gabau | 67 | 134 | / |
| Obaha | 67 | 123 | / |
| Obaah | 67 | 118 | / |
| Hobou | 67 | 114 | / |
| Hobaj | 67 | 95 | / |
| Obhai | 67 | 92 | / |
| Obawe | 67 | 87 | / |
| Abhau | 67 | 77 | / |
| Hobah | 67 | 72 | / |
| Abaud | 67 | 72 | / |
| Hoeba | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gobha | 67 | 63 | / |
| Hobuß | 67 | 58 | / |
| Abaut | 67 | 57 | / |
| Hobat | 67 | 55 | / |
| Hobas | 67 | 49 | / |
| Obouh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Obass | 67 | 44 | / |
| Obuyo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Abaux | 67 | 42 | / |
| Obait | 67 | 40 | / |
| Aubau | 67 | 40 | / |
| Obuyi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Obash | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hosbu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Obayy | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ohuba | 67 | 30 | / |
| Abaju | 67 | 30 | / |
| Oebeu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gobeu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ochba | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oboja | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oubas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Obija | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oybad | 67 | 22 | / |
| Obeas | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hotba | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obush | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obbah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obyia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hobai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Obayd | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oubay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gobga | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oisba | 67 | 16 | / |
| Uobai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ubhau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gobui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obajo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hobay | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obujo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abahu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oubga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hoiba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obatt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goibu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hobha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ouhba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obuoh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oobaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hobad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obhas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obuja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obazz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obaio | 67 | 9 | / |
| Otbaş | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abaiu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gobaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ubayu | 67 | 7 | / |
| O'Bea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gobae | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owaju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oibeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eouba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obutt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obuop | 67 | 6 | / |
| Outba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ouboa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oysba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oobha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obeha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oubat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obaie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obeia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obhay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hobud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gohba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obapp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obyya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hohba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obaiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ousba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obeah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obuhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubaiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otbuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohbat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oubut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abgau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houbeaut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hosbauch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obohu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huobu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houbeaux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oubha | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Baa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuhs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaïd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oeyba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obajj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obudd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Bas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goubeauy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojjbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obadå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obağa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obasd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obéga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboué | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuua | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'But | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șobea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oebah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oybuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onpau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Bay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ovaud | 67 | 0 | / |
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