Obuah Surname
Approximately 998 people bear this surname
Obuah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 637 | 1:278,089 | 15,740 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Obuah (16) may also be a first name.
Obuah Demographics
Average Obuah Salary in
United States
$26,400 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obuah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obuah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obuah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 362,265th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,302,150 people. The surname Obuah is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obuah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obuah is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 637 people, or 1 in 278,089. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 91 percent reside, Kano, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Obuah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Obuah surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
Obuah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.82% less than the national average, earning $26,400 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abuah | 80 | 1,342 | / |
| Oboua | 80 | 282 | / |
| Obuho | 80 | 24 | / |
| Obuha | 80 | 23 | / |
| Obaua | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ebuah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obuua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abouah | 73 | 225 | / |
| Obouho | 73 | 119 | / |
| Obouoh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ebouah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ouboua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obouat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goboua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obguha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obuyya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuhah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouboua | 67 | 68 | / |
| Oubouha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obouhou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obouhio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habouah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubouho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhouha | 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 Obuah
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