Obosa Surname
Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname
Obosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 849 | 1:119,244 | 20,556 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obosa (218) may also be a first name.
Obosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obosa is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obosa.
How Common Is The Last Name Obosa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 357,522nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,179,848 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Obosa are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Obosa is also the 611,412th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 218 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 849 people, or 1 in 119,244. In The Philippines Obosa is most frequent in: National Capital Region, where 33 percent live, Bicol, where 20 percent live and Calabarzon, where 14 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.
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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 Obosa
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