Obubu Surname
Approximately 331 people bear this surname
Obubu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 262 | 1:676,117 | 31,456 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obubu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obubu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obubu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obubu.
How Common Is The Last Name Obubu? popularity and diffusion
Obubu is the 833,931st most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obubu are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 676,117. In Nigeria Obubu is most numerous in: Delta, where 79 percent are found, Edo, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Obubu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obuebu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oboubou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ebubu | 80 | 5,709 | / |
| Abubu | 80 | 1,081 | / |
| Owubu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ububu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Owubou | 73 | 55 | / |
| Habubu | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ebuebu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Abubut | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ebubou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Abubus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aabubu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obiebu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abuibu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gububu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obuwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abuubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obumpu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuwgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abeubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abubud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboubou | 67 | 1,494 | / |
| Hububuh | 67 | 214 | / |
| Obeuwou | 67 | 97 | / |
| Obauwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abubudh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obouwut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebhubhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahabubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habuibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abgubau | 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 Obubu
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