Obuaya Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Obuaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obuaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obuaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obuaya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuaya? popularity and diffusion
Obuaya is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Obuaya live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Obuaya is primarily found in: Delta, where 73 percent live, Rivers, where 16 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obuaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obwaya | 83 | 6,012 | / |
| Ebuaya | 83 | 48 | / |
| Abuaya | 83 | 29 | / |
| Gobuay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obuaha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Opuaya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obbuya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obuaai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obbaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obuayo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abuayat | 77 | 153 | / |
| Abuayah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Abuayas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ohbuayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abuayad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abuaa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ebuay | 73 | 12 | / |
| Obbay | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obuey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuayash | 71 | 2,476 | / |
| Abouhaya | 71 | 79 | / |
| Abuayach | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abuhayah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abuayath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obwoya | 67 | 4,134 | / |
| Abuayh | 67 | 1,708 | / |
| Gabuay | 67 | 778 | / |
| Obuoja | 67 | 191 | / |
| Abuaja | 67 | 154 | / |
| Obuoyo | 67 | 154 | / |
| Abbaya | 67 | 95 | / |
| Obwayo | 67 | 89 | / |
| Opuaye | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ovuaja | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gobway | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ebwaya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ebuaja | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obbuyi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obbeya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Habouhaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abwaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obbaia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abuaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obwaia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obueye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abuaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obbaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avuaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebuaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubuaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abueya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owbuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obboya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuija | 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 Obuaya
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