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
The last name Obosu is found most in Ghana. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obosu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 189,282nd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,265,030 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obosu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,009 people, or 1 in 13,450. Apart from Ghana it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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