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 found most in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 196,862nd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,424,599 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obuba are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obuba is also the 468,121st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 347 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 800 people, or 1 in 57,725. In Kenya Obuba is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 65 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found 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 holding the Obuba surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Obuba surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political 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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