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
Obuah Political Affiliation
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Obuah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obuah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obuah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 362,265th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 7,302,150 people. The surname Obuah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obuah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obuah is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename globally, held by 16 people.
The surname Obuah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 278,089. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 91 percent are found, Kano, where 3 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Obuah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Obuah last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being 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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