Obuh Surname

169,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4831:71,3425,137
Moldova341:104,74612,442
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Obuh (48) may also be a first name.

Obuh Last Name Facts

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

Obuh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obuh.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,395th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,860,104 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obuh live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,483 people, or 1 in 71,342. In Nigeria Obuh is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 24 percent reside, Edo, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 1 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.

Obuh Last Name Statistics demography

Obuh earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning R 195,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuch89762/
Obouh8946/
Obush8919/
Obuhe893/
Obuhs892/
Obuhj891/
Obauh891/
Obu8610,828/
Oubouh80273/
Oubuih80185/
Hobush8028/
O'Buch8011/
O'Bush802/
Obuhie801/
Gobouh801/
Obusch801/
Oobush801/
Hobuch800/
Abuh7520,916/
Obuz754,291/
Gobu753,012/
Obou752,974/
Obut752,224/
Obus751,217/
Oubu75964/
Ebuh75584/
Hobu75458/
Obgu75196/
Obuu7576/
Obud7547/
Oibu7547/
Ojbu7542/
Obuy758/
Oybu758/
Obau757/
Obui756/
Ohbu756/
Obhu755/
Otbu755/
Osbu754/
Obeu753/
Oebu751/
Hobusch73570/
Houbouh734/
Oubouha734/
Oubouch734/
Hobauth732/
Osbusch731/
Hobaush731/
Obhouha731/
Houbush731/
Ousbouh731/
Hobauch731/
Outbush730/
Abush676,720/
Hobus671,407/
Ebouh67802/
Abouh67626/
Oubou67610/
Gobou67591/
Hobut67257/
Abbuh67174/
Hobou67114/
Hobuß6758/
Hosbu6735/
Abuch6732/
Obuhhova6731/
Oebeu6728/
Gobeu6727/
Gobui6716/
Obhoo6713/
Goibu6711/
Gobau6710/
Habuh678/
Obahu677/
Abuuh677/
Oibeu677/
Obutt676/
Abuih675/
Hobud674/
Abu H674/
Oubut673/
Abudh672/
Hosbauch672/
Obohu672/
Huobu672/
Obous672/
Avouh672/
Ompuh672/
Hobhu672/
Obudd671/
Obuid671/
Osbou671/
Osbui671/
Osbus671/
Hobui671/
Abujh671/
Abuph671/
Ovouh671/
Obust671/
Obout671/
Ojjbu671/
Obeus671/
Obaud671/
Obuua671/
O'But671/
Ebeuh671/
Ebuih671/
Obuus671/
Obhoe671/
Gobhu671/
Uobgu671/
Oybuu671/
Oubuy671/
Hohbusch671/

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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 Obuh
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