Obuma Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7281:243,32814,103
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obuma (198) may also be a first name.

Obuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obuma is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 454,357th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obuma reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 644,447th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 198 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 243,328. In Nigeria Obuma is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 38 percent reside, Abia, where 33 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obumai91133/
Obumah9127/
Obumma9111/
Obauma911/
Ohbuma911/
Obumaya839/
Oboma801,913/
Ebuma801,075/
Owuma80687/
Abuma80542/
Obume8023/
Ovuma8010/
Ubuma801/
Obumo801/
Goubouma771/
Houbouma771/
Awouma73559/
Obimah73264/
Abusma73220/
Abouma73174/
Abumah73143/
Ebumea7375/
Ebhuma7327/
Obumie7325/
Owumah7322/
Habuma7321/
Obumeh7316/
Obiema7313/
Obomah739/
Owuuma737/
Abumaz737/
Avouma735/
Obummo735/
Gabuma735/
Obomau734/
Abumad733/
Ubumai733/
Obooma733/
Owumma732/
Abuema732/
Ouwuma732/
Obumme732/
Ohwuma732/
Abumea731/
Oboumi731/
Oboume731/
Owouma731/
Ouboma731/
Ompuma731/
Ebauma731/
Obumyo731/
Obomai731/
Obaumo731/
Abumaj731/
Obumei731/
Ovouma731/
Aabuma731/
Oiboma731/
Oboumou67911/
Abusmah67102/
Abusmas6751/
Abutmaa6724/
Gabouma6713/
Ampouma679/
Abumaya679/
Ompouma676/
Abuhmad676/
Aboumad675/
Ebhouma674/
Obuumeh673/
Habouma672/
Abumais672/
Habuuma671/
Gawouma671/
Oivumaa671/
Gabumai671/
Aboumaa671/
Aboumma671/
Ubaumma671/
Abumajd671/
Abuemah671/
Osboume671/

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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 Obuma
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