Obu Surname

47,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0331:25,1872,194
Ghana2,8401:9,5141,275
Japan3121:409,75713,044
Papua New Guinea2321:35,1454,169
Slovenia881:28,2695,866
United States581:6,249,292299,206
India421:18,263,461278,402
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
England311:1,797,35772,927
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Obu (2,797) may also be a first name.

Obu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obu (Hindi: ओबू, Marathi: ओबु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,727th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 673,028 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Obu live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obu is also the 137,949th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,797 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,033 people, or 1 in 25,187. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 23 percent are found, Enugu, where 21 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 26 percent are found and Japan, where 3 percent are found.

Obu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obu last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuz864,291/
Gobu863,012/
Obou862,974/
Obuh862,548/
Obut862,224/
Obus861,217/
Oubu86964/
Hobu86458/
Obgu86196/
Obuu8676/
Obud8647/
Oibu8647/
Ojbu8642/
Obuy868/
Oybu868/
Obau867/
Obui866/
Ohbu866/
Obhu865/
Otbu865/
Osbu864/
Obeu863/
Oebu861/
Hobus751,407/
Obuch75762/
Oubou75610/
Gobou75591/
Hobut75257/
Hobou75114/
Hobuß7558/
Obouh7546/
Hosbu7535/
Oebeu7528/
Gobeu7527/
Obush7519/
Gobui7516/
Goibu7511/
Gobau7510/
Obahu757/
Oibeu757/
Obutt756/
Hobud754/
Obuhe753/
Oubut753/
Obohu752/
Huobu752/
Obous752/
Obuhs752/
Hobhu752/
Obudd751/
Obuid751/
Osbou751/
Osbui751/
Osbus751/
Hobui751/
Obuhj751/
Obauh751/
Obust751/
Obout751/
Ojjbu751/
Obeus751/
Obaud751/
Obuua751/
O'But751/
Obuus751/
Gobhu751/
Uobgu751/
Oybuu751/
Oubuy751/
Abu67855,545/
Ebu675,090/
Owu672,841/
Ovu672,600/
Ubu671,196/
Oubouh67273/
Hobuss67258/
Goubau67198/
Oubuih67185/
Oubous67136/
Goubou67131/
Hobush6728/
Houbou6723/
O'Buch6711/
Hobous674/
Obujje673/
Gobhuj672/
O'Bush672/
Hobaus672/
Oubeud671/
Ouybou671/
Osbout671/
Obuhie671/
Hobout671/
Oubouy671/
Ousbou671/
Gobouh671/
Oubouz671/
Obusch671/
Oobush671/
Ehoobu671/
Uobgou671/
Oujbou671/
Hobuch670/

Obu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obu in the Hindi language
ओबूobu74.77
ओबुobu24.61
ओब्ूobu0.15
Obu in the Marathi language
ओबुobu54.55
ओबूobu45.45

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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 Obu
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