Oboh Surname

23,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oboh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oboh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria20,3701:8,696969
Ghana2,0091:13,4501,752
England1991:279,99021,818
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Ivory Coast1041:221,8399,194
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Ireland151:313,92910,911
France111:6,038,429280,838
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Congo81:623,63715,053
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Gambia41:480,863548
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Oboh (1,624) may also be a first name.

Oboh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oboh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oboh.

How Common Is The Last Name Oboh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,578th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 317,098 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oboh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oboh is also the 191,561st most prevalent first name globally, held by 1,624 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20,370 people, or 1 in 8,696. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 38 percent reside, Delta, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 9 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Oboh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oboh surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Oboh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning $46,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obboh89834/
Oiboh89603/
Oboch89123/
Obouh8946/
Obuoh8910/
Ouboh896/
Hoboh893/
Obosh892/
Obohu892/
Oboih892/
Obgoh891/
Oboht891/
Oeboh891/
Obohe891/
Ohboh891/
Obo8616,548/
Oubouh80273/
Hoboth8049/
Hobosh8020/
Hoboha806/
Obotch802/
Hosboh801/
Houboh801/
Gobouh801/
Obot7544,569/
Aboh7518,932/
Eboh7516,222/
Obah756,770/
Gobo754,384/
Hobo753,040/
Obou752,974/
Oboi752,672/
Obuo752,426/
Obod751,385/
Oboo75986/
Oboy75724/
Obos75608/
Oubo75484/
Obop75281/
Oboa75248/
Oibo75245/
Otbo75134/
Obha7589/
Osbo7584/
Oboz7576/
Obho7549/
Obgo7528/
Ojbo7521/
Oybo7510/
Uobo759/
Oebo758/
Oobo754/
Ohbo753/
Hobosch737/
Houbouh734/
Oubouch734/
Ousbouh731/
O'Booth731/
Hobhosh731/
Oubah675,688/
Goubo671,821/
Obach67977/
Goboy67973/
Ebouh67802/
Abouh67626/
Oubou67610/
Gobou67591/
Hobot67518/
Oiboo67331/
Abboh67303/
Abosh67258/
Obhuo67206/
Obott67152/
Obhat67147/
Obaha67123/
Obaah67118/
Hobou67114/
Ovuoh67109/
Houbo67103/
Oyboy6789/
Gobho6785/
Oboot6777/
O'Boy6776/
Hobah6772/
Otbot6770/
Hobho6764/
Gobha6763/
Abodh6757/
Ebboh6753/
Goibo6748/
Hobod6736/
Obash6735/
Ebhoh6732/
Hoboy6722/
Heboh6719/
Obbah6719/
Aboch6714/
Obhoo6713/
Obois6712/
Goboi6712/
Oybos6712/
Hobha6710/
Obhas679/
Ouboi679/
Oubos679/
Abuoh678/
Hoobo677/
Obood676/
Obuop676/
Ouboa675/
Haboh675/
O'Bod674/
Oobha674/
Hobos674/
Oboys674/
Obgoi674/
Ooboo674/
Gobgo673/
Otbuo673/
Goobo673/
Goboo673/
Hoybo672/
Aboih672/
Obous672/
Eboih672/
Hoboi672/
Oubha672/
Obuoy671/
Ouboy671/
Osbou671/
Goybo671/
Oyboi671/
Ovouh671/
Oibot671/
Otboo671/
Obhah671/
Obauh671/
Ouvoh671/
Uotbo671/
Obout671/
Uobot671/
Outbo671/
Oshbo671/
Obuot671/
Hoboa671/
Obocz671/
Oboit671/
O'Bos671/
Goboï671/
Aboht671/
Ousbo671/
Oebah671/
Hoboo671/
Ho'bosch671/
Oiboi671/
Gobuo671/
Oytbo671/
Ohboy671/
Abohd671/
Hobuo671/
Oboyd670/
Hohsboch670/

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