Obufa Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Obufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Obufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obufa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obufa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obufa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obufa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Obufa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Obufa is primarily found in: Rivers, where 93 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 2 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Obufa exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obufaa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Obufga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abufa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Obufe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Abufad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aboufa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abufai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuvfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abufaiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aboufas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abufaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuepha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abufast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abufaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboufad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboufath | 62 | 170 | / |
| Aboufash | 62 | 2 | / |
| Aboufahd | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ubufo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Awufa | 60 | 1 | / |
| Abufe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Obiefo | 55 | 82 | / |
| Aboufi | 55 | 2 | / |
| Awoufo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Avoufo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Abudfe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Abuife | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ampuifa | 50 | 26 | / |
| Aboufet | 50 | 19 | / |
| Avouffo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Aboufou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Obiefoh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aboofah | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abufouz | 50 | 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 Obufa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis