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Where Does The Last Name Obu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Obu (Hindi: ओबू, Marathi: ओबु) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obu.

How Common Is The Last Name Obu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Obu is the 47,727^th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 673,028 people. The surname Obu is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Obu reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 137,949^th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 2,797 people.

The surname Obu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,033 people, or 1 in 25,187. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 23 percent reside, Enugu, where 21 percent reside and Rivers, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 26 percent reside and Japan, where 3 percent reside.

Obu Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Obu surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Obu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year.