Obuba Surname

196,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8001:57,7255,707
Nigeria7971:222,26213,115
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Obuba (347) may also be a first name.

Obuba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obuba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Obuba (Hindi: अोबूबा) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obuba.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 196,862nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,424,599 people. The last name Obuba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obuba reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obuba is also the 468,121st most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 347 people.

The last name Obuba is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 57,725. In Kenya Obuba is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 65 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent are found and Ghana, where 23 percent are found.

Obuba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Obuba last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Obuba earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obubah9114/
Obouba912/
Obguba911/
Obusba911/
Oubouba831/
Abuba804,977/
Oboba801,316/
Obubo80244/
Ovuba80193/
Obuwa80110/
Obube8081/
Ebuba8040/
Ububa8030/
Owuba8029/
Ouhbouba771/
Abouba7313,264/
Habuba73224/
Abubha73125/
Awouba7395/
Oboube7368/
Ovouba7363/
Gabuba7354/
Obobah7328/
Abubah7328/
Abubaa7315/
Abueba7314/
Obuboh7312/
Abuhba7310/
Owubah738/
Abubai737/
Abubay736/
Hoboba735/
Owouba735/
Obeube734/
Owubaa733/
Obieba733/
Obuwea732/
Avouba732/
Oboubo732/
Abuiba731/
Ovauba731/
Oboeba731/
Obguwa731/
Hebuba731/
Obuwah731/
Ebuiba731/
Owuiba731/
Gobuwa731/
Ùbouba731/
Obuvas731/
Obuswa731/
Obouwa731/
Oboubé731/
Obauwa731/
Obuwha731/
Hobubi731/
Obubie731/
Obuibe731/
Ebubai731/
Obusby731/
Obaube731/
Oboubi731/
Ovuboa731/
Habouba67602/
Abubaid67303/
Abubais6758/
Abubhai6750/
Habubah6726/
Hobibah6723/
Aboubaa6714/
Abuisba6712/
Aboubai6712/
Abutbah6710/
Abousba675/
Gabouba673/
Aboubha673/
Hoboubi673/
Aabouba672/
Oboubou672/
Owuibai671/
Ebuibah671/
Habubaj671/
Abgubau671/
Obouywa671/
Osboubi671/
O'Busby671/
Abouyba671/
Aboubea671/
Abgouba671/
Abusbat671/
Abuusba671/
Abubahe671/
Abubaih671/
Ahbouba671/
Aboubat671/
Obeuwau671/

Obuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obuba in the Hindi language
अोबूबाaobuba50
ओबूबाobuba50

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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 Obuba
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