Oboye Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oboye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oboye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4881:362,99719,456
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England81:6,964,757184,742
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oboye (105) may also be a first name.

Oboye Last Name Facts

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

Oboye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺑﻮﻳﻲ) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oboye.

How Common Is The Last Name Oboye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oboye is the 559,940th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oboye are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oboye is also the 920,134th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 105 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 362,997. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 49 percent reside, Delta, where 22 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Oboye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oboye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oboye last name increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oboye Last Name Statistics demography

Oboye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ooboye9133/
O'Boye9123/
Oboyes9111/
Oboyet917/
Goboye915/
Obioye915/
Oboyie914/
Obuoye911/
Hoboye911/
Obohye911/
Oboiye911/
Oboy89724/
Oboe89290/
Obye8945/
Obajoye8395/
Oboyehi832/
Oobioye831/
Aboye807,644/
Oboya803,486/
Goboy80973/
Oboyo80765/
Oboyi80730/
Obaye80645/
Owoye80407/
Oboue80379/
Obiye80359/
Eboye80319/
Obuye80190/
Obeye80182/
Oyboy8089/
O'Boy8076/
Oboje8048/
Oobye8043/
Obowe8026/
Hoboy8022/
Oubye8010/
Hobye806/
Uboye805/
Oboys804/
Goboe802/
O'Bye802/
Obuoy801/
Ouboy801/
Oboie801/
Ovoye801/
Oboei801/
Obyee801/
Obyei801/
Obhoe801/
Ohboy801/
Oboyd800/
O'Boyett771/
Abioye7332,366/
Obayed732,168/
Obuyes73689/
Hoboyi73593/
Gobaye73513/
Ojuoye73467/
Obioyo73261/
Hotboy73195/
Hoboya73192/
Obouyo73162/
Obuoyo73154/
Oobaye73143/
Gobiye7382/
Oubeye7343/
Abouye7335/
Aboiye7328/
Obioya7328/
Hoşboy7328/
Goboue7326/
Obhiye7324/
Uboyie7322/
Obayes7322/
Oubaye7318/
Oboyoi7316/
Gaboye7314/
Goobye7311/
Ouboyo7311/
Obaiye7310/
Aeboye7310/
Obowei7310/
Oboyst7310/
Obioyi739/
Obayeh738/
Obouya738/
Ahboye737/
Obeyie736/
Awooye736/
Obuowe736/
Osuoye736/
Eboyie736/
Oboaya735/
Ooweye735/
Aboyie734/
Goboyi734/
Obouet734/
Ebhoye733/
Abgoye733/
Oowaye733/
Owooye733/
Ebuoye733/
Obeyed732/
Gouboe732/
Oboyha732/
Obeiye732/
Haboye732/
O'Boyd732/
Obooya732/
Obhaye732/
Obojae732/
Obowie731/
Obujye731/
Oboyoh731/
Obojie731/
Owuoye731/
Obuoyi731/
Obayeu731/
Oyuoye731/
Oowuye731/
Oboiyi731/
Hoboue731/
Oobhoy731/
Oubouy731/
Obeyae731/
Obeyes731/
Obiyes731/
Obyoyo731/
Oboyyo731/
Govoye731/
Goboyo731/
Goiboe731/
Aboyej731/
Aboyet731/
Obijoe731/
Obiyei731/
Oboyio731/
Hobaye731/
Osbiye731/
Gobeye731/
Osbowe730/
Osbaye730/
Obie677,037/
Aboy676,484/
Obey675,696/
Obou672,974/
Oboi672,672/
Abye672,633/
Obei671,782/
Obay671,665/
Obae671,434/
Aboe671,316/
Obee671,119/
Goubaye67967/
Obue67657/
Eboy67487/
Obea67310/
Oubouya67275/
Oboa67248/
Ovye67240/
Uboe67126/
Ubye6771/
Uboy6722/
Obahaye6710/
Obuy678/
Obej676/
Obayoje676/
Houbaye675/
Aabioye675/
Abeioye675/
Obiohay675/
Houboue675/
Owwoeye674/
Oubouyo674/
Ovoy673/
Obeu673/
Obhojie673/
Aboioye673/
Abeyoye673/
Owoy672/
Owoueye672/
Abouyeh672/
Goibaye672/
Oubeiye671/
Gobheye671/
Gobowee671/
Aboyees671/
Obaweye671/
Aboyeje671/
Abuioye671/
Abioyee671/
Aboyeid671/
Obieyie671/
Abioyej671/
Abajoye671/
Oyboyha671/
Obiyeha671/
Ovoe671/
Houbeye671/
Obayiet671/
Obuiyes671/
Goubeye671/
Auboyet671/
Ashboye671/
Oubayed671/
Obhogie671/
Obuoyoh671/
Oboyowa671/
Awooyeh671/

Oboye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oboye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺑﻮﻳﻲabwyy50
ﺁﺑﻲaby50

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Footnotes

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