Obba Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Obba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Obba (199) may also be a first name.
Obba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺏ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 948,111th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Obba reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 642,605th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 199 people.
Obba is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 44 percent are found, Rivers, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obbad | 89 | 1,652 | / |
| Gobba | 89 | 1,464 | / |
| Oubba | 89 | 731 | / |
| Hobba | 89 | 373 | / |
| Obbay | 89 | 11 | / |
| Obbas | 89 | 6 | / |
| Obbai | 89 | 5 | / |
| Oobba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oibba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oubbad | 80 | 485 | / |
| Hobbad | 80 | 171 | / |
| Goubba | 80 | 152 | / |
| Hoebba | 80 | 96 | / |
| Houbba | 80 | 35 | / |
| Hobbas | 80 | 27 | / |
| Hobbat | 80 | 6 | / |
| Obbaia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gobbaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obbaha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hobbay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobbay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobbha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubbea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obbaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Outbba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubbas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abba | 75 | 489,537 | / |
| Obbo | 75 | 12,158 | / |
| Obua | 75 | 9,955 | / |
| Ebba | 75 | 3,088 | / |
| Ubba | 75 | 1,379 | / |
| Obwa | 75 | 358 | / |
| Obby | 75 | 143 | / |
| Obbi | 75 | 107 | / |
| Ovba | 75 | 67 | / |
| Obbe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Owba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obbé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houbbad | 73 | 137 | / |
| Hobbach | 73 | 36 | / |
| Oubbaih | 73 | 12 | / |
| Oubbaha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Houbbat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oubbass | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goubbaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Houbbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ousbbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abbas | 67 | 2,887,702 | / |
| Abbad | 67 | 57,693 | / |
| Gobbi | 67 | 24,406 | / |
| Gobbo | 67 | 15,291 | / |
| Abbaz | 67 | 6,913 | / |
| Hobby | 67 | 5,565 | / |
| Habba | 67 | 3,571 | / |
| Gabba | 67 | 2,475 | / |
| Gubba | 67 | 2,415 | / |
| Abbay | 67 | 1,908 | / |
| Gobbe | 67 | 831 | / |
| Abbaa | 67 | 756 | / |
| Abbai | 67 | 530 | / |
| Gobby | 67 | 378 | / |
| Hobbi | 67 | 363 | / |
| Ebbay | 67 | 311 | / |
| Abbat | 67 | 268 | / |
| Obbes | 67 | 221 | / |
| Hobbe | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ubbay | 67 | 80 | / |
| Abbha | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hobbo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Oubbo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Obbey | 67 | 55 | / |
| Abbaj | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hubba | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hebba | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ubbat | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ubbad | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gobua | 67 | 28 | / |
| Obbie | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hobua | 67 | 22 | / |
| Obber | 67 | 19 | / |
| Howba | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aabba | 67 | 18 | / |
| Obbás | 67 | 17 | / |
| Obboy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obbio | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abboa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obbee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obbot | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abbau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obbos | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oubbi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aebba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ubbas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ebbha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obwas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uubba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubbaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obbih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obboi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebbaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gowba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obbed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obboo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gobva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abbea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubbha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gobbé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohbua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obbej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobbé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atbba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owbga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbis | 67 | 1 | / |
Obba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺏ | awb | 50 |
| ﺃﻭﺑﻪ | awbh | 25 |
| ﺃﺏ | ab | 25 |
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Footnotes
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