Oboba Surname
Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname
Oboba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 737 | 1:240,357 | 13,958 |
| Congo | 555 | 1:8,989 | 1,288 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Oboba (11) may also be a first name.
Oboba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oboba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oboba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oboba.
How Common Is The Last Name Oboba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oboba is the 290,856th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,537,649 people. The surname Oboba is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oboba are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Oboba is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 240,357. In Nigeria Oboba is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 68 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Edo, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Oboba is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 42 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oboba
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