Obba Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Obba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Tanzania551:962,57544,906
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
France51:13,284,544357,392
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obbad891,652/
Gobba891,464/
Oubba89731/
Hobba89373/
Obbay8911/
Obbas896/
Obbai895/
Oobba891/
Oibba891/
Oubbad80485/
Hobbad80171/
Goubba80152/
Hoebba8096/
Houbba8035/
Hobbas8027/
Hobbat806/
Obbaia805/
Gobbaa804/
Obbaha804/
Hobbay801/
Gobbay801/
Gobbha801/
Oubbea801/
Obbaya801/
Outbba801/
Oubbas801/
Abba75489,537/
Obbo7512,158/
Obua759,955/
Ebba753,088/
Ubba751,379/
Obwa75358/
Obby75143/
Obbi75107/
Ovba7567/
Obbe7529/
Owba751/
Obbé751/
Houbbad73137/
Hobbach7336/
Oubbaih7312/
Oubbaha736/
Houbbat734/
Oubbass734/
Goubbaa734/
Houbbai731/
Ousbbaa731/
Abbas672,887,702/
Abbad6757,693/
Gobbi6724,406/
Gobbo6715,291/
Abbaz676,913/
Hobby675,565/
Habba673,571/
Gabba672,475/
Gubba672,415/
Abbay671,908/
Gobbe67831/
Abbaa67756/
Abbai67530/
Gobby67378/
Hobbi67363/
Ebbay67311/
Abbat67268/
Obbes67221/
Hobbe6792/
Ubbay6780/
Abbha6769/
Hobbo6767/
Oubbo6763/
Obbey6755/
Abbaj6749/
Hubba6739/
Hebba6732/
Ubbat6731/
Ubbad6729/
Gobua6728/
Obbie6726/
Hobua6722/
Obber6719/
Howba6718/
Aabba6718/
Obbás6717/
Obboy6714/
Obbio6714/
Abboa6713/
Obbee6713/
Obbot6713/
Abbau6712/
Obbos6711/
Oubbi6710/
Aebba678/
Ubbas677/
Obwah677/
Ebbha676/
Obwas676/
Uubba674/
Ubbaa674/
Obbih674/
Obboi674/
Ebbaa673/
Gowba673/
Obbed673/
Obwau673/
Obboo673/
Gobva672/
Abbea672/
Ubbha672/
Gobbé672/
Ohbua672/
Obbej671/
Osbby671/
Hobwa671/
Obuaa671/
Obwha671/
Abhba671/
Obhua671/
Obwua671/
Hobbé671/
Obbit671/
Obuae671/
Obuea671/
Obwai671/
Atbba671/
Obuaj671/
Obway671/
Govba671/
Owbau671/
Owbga671/
Oubua671/
Obbis671/

Obba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﺏawb50
ﺃﻭﺑﻪawbh25
ﺃﺏab25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obba
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