Obuasi Surname
Approximately 655 people bear this surname
Obuasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Obuasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obuasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obuasi occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obuasi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obuasi is the 501,935th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obuasi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Obuasi is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Not including Ghana this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abuasi | 83 | 106 | / |
| Obbasi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ofuasi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Obwasi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Obuaji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abuassi | 77 | 438 | / |
| Obuachi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Obuoshi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ofuasih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebuasei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abuhashi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abbasi | 67 | 550,303 | / |
| Ofuase | 67 | 133 | / |
| Abwasi | 67 | 98 | / |
| Obwasa | 67 | 88 | / |
| Obuogi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Abvasi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ovuasa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Opuosi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ofuasa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obwagi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Opuaji | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abuosi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obwase | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abuazi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abuaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avbasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abuase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubbasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuhasish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebuazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebuosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apuasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obvosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuasi | 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 Obuasi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis