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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obufa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876,555th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obufa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 93 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 2 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Obufa is found in one country. It is also common 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