Obosu Surname
Approximately 2,232 people bear this surname
Obosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,009 | 1:13,450 | 1,752 |
| Nigeria | 197 | 1:899,202 | 39,032 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Obosu Demographics
Average Obosu Salary in
United States
$38,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obosu is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obosu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 189,282nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,265,030 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obosu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,009 people, or 1 in 13,450. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Obosu Last Name Statistics demography
Obosu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $38,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obosou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oboshu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obossou | 83 | 2,247 | / |
| Owosu | 80 | 451 | / |
| Ebosu | 80 | 95 | / |
| Abosu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Obasu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Obusu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Oboju | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ubosu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obozu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obesu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oboussou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abosud | 73 | 21 | / |
| Obasuy | 73 | 10 | / |
| Obochu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Obasui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojbusu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obajou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obasiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ubgosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obashu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owousu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avoosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goboissou | 71 | 52 | / |
| Obochou | 67 | 166 | / |
| Abosoud | 67 | 128 | / |
| Abossou | 67 | 37 | / |
| Aubossu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gouboissou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Owossou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abousou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abousud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboisud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obouzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubazou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abosaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oybezou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obosu
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