Obaua Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Congo

Obaua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obaua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Obaua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obaua is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obaua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obaua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Obaua occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obaua reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.

The surname Obaua is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 44 percent live and The Congo, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaiuha834/
Obuah80998/
Oboua80282/
Abaua805/
Obaou801/
Obaea801/
Obuua801/
Ovaua801/
Obiyaa73348/
Gubaua7366/
Obayya7352/
Abauat7312/
Obaiya7311/
Oibaea7310/
Ouboua735/
Obajia735/
Obaoud734/
Obouat734/
Obauis733/
Goboua733/
Obaija733/
Obeaah732/
Obayai732/
Obaaja732/
Gobaou732/
Aubaua731/
Obagia731/
Obajja731/
Obaaya731/
Obeyaa731/
Obayao731/
Obayoa731/
Habaua731/
Obayia731/
Obajai731/
Obaiae731/
Obayeu731/
Gabaua731/
Obaayo731/
Obahga731/
Obae671,434/
Oubahou67376/
Oboa67248/
Obao67217/
Oubajja67210/
Oubahha67170/
Gouboua6768/
Obahaye6710/
Oubaouz679/
Obahayi674/
Obaiaha673/
Obaajao672/
Obhaiya672/
Obahahi672/
Obajaje671/
Gobaiya671/
Obaaiah671/
Oubayya671/
Abaioua671/

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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 Obaua
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