Obuah Surname

362,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6371:278,08915,740
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obuah (16) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abuah801,342/
Oboua80282/
Obuho8024/
Obuha8023/
Obaua809/
Ebuah802/
Obuua801/
Abouah73225/
Obouho73119/
Obouoh7320/
Ebouah7320/
Ouboua735/
Obouat734/
Goboua733/
Obguha732/
Obuyya731/
Obuija731/
Obuyia731/
Abuhah731/
Obuhou731/
Gouboua6768/
Oubouha674/
Obouhou672/
Obouhio672/
Habouah671/
Oubouho671/
Obhouha671/

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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
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  • 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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