Obuba Surname
Approximately 2,128 people bear this surname
Obuba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 800 | 1:57,725 | 5,707 |
| Nigeria | 797 | 1:222,262 | 13,115 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Obuba (347) may also be a first name.
Obuba Demographics
Obuba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obuba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obuba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obuba (Hindi: अोबूबा) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 196,862nd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,424,599 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obuba live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 468,121st most widespread first name on earth It is held by 347 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 800 people, or 1 in 57,725. In Kenya Obuba is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 65 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 6 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent are found and Ghana, where 23 percent are found.
Obuba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Obuba last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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
Obuba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obuba in the Hindi language | ||
| अोबूबा | aobuba | 50 |
| ओबूबा | obuba | 50 |
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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 Obuba
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