Oboua Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Oboua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oboua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1501:33,2613,287
Ivory Coast1271:181,6638,021
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
France11:66,422,722504,397

Oboua (65) may also be a first name.

Oboua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oboua is found in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oboua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 933,049th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Oboua are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Oboua is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 65 people.

The surname Oboua is most commonly used in The Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 33,261. In The Congo Oboua is primarily concentrated in: Brazzaville Department, where 92 percent live, Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 4 percent live and Pointe-Noire Department, where 3 percent live. Apart from The Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 45 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouboua915/
Obouat914/
Goboua913/
Oboa89248/
Gouboua8368/
Oubouha834/
Obhouha831/
Aboua808,715/
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Obouo80548/
Obuha8023/
Oboha8023/
Goboa8013/
Obaua809/
Owoua809/
Oboah808/
Ouboa805/
Ovoua805/
Oboea803/
Oboui802/
Oboat801/
Hoboa801/
Oboué801/
Obuea801/
Obuua801/
Uboua801/
Obaou801/
Oubouhia77170/
Ouboujja771/
Abouah73225/
Gaboua73130/
Obouho73119/
Abouha7361/
Abouaz7334/
Obouoh7320/
Haboua7314/
Abouat7313/
Obohou7312/
Gowoua737/
Goboňa737/
Hoboha736/
Obohat734/
Obaoud734/
Ompoua734/
Hoboay733/
Obguha732/
Abouas732/
Gobaou732/
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Obuhou731/
Obuyya731/
Abouau731/
Abouea731/
Goboah731/
Gobgoa731/
Oboyia731/
Obohuo731/
Oubouy731/
Obayoa731/
Obuija731/
Obuyoa731/
Goboui731/
Abouaj731/
Abouay731/
Obuyia731/
Oubouhaid714/
Aboa674,739/
Obae671,434/
Abouaid67379/
Oboe67290/
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Obao67217/
Owoa67186/
Obhođaš6769/
Obou'ou6760/
Ovoa6754/
Gouboui6734/
Abujoua6727/
Abouhas6725/
Abouaya6716/
Aboujja678/
Oboé676/
Obiohay675/
Obohhat674/
Obaiuha674/
Obuojha674/
Obouhes674/
Uboa673/
Abouaja672/
Gabouay672/
Obouhio672/
Obouhou672/
Ompfoua671/
Ohuouha671/
Habouah671/
Abouead671/
Aboujao671/
Houbouo671/
Heuboua671/
Hobouhi671/
Obuojja671/
Gabouai671/
Abaioua671/
Abouhaa671/
Abouhai671/
Abouhat671/
Aboujaj671/
Oubouho671/
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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
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  • 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 Oboua
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