Obube Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Obube Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Obube (17) may also be a first name.

Obube Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obube occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obube.

How Common Is The Last Name Obube? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obube is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Obube reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obube is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

The last name Obube is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 27 percent are found, Oyo, where 24 percent are found and Osun, where 19 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Obube is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Obuba802,128/
Ebube801,208/
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Ubube8053/
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Owuube731/
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Awoube731/
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Ehbube731/
Obusby731/
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Owubey730/
Abusbet6740/
Abouber675/
Haboube673/
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Abubeid671/
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Gaboube671/
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Obuvhie671/
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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 Obube
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