Obuobi Surname

50,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obuobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana10,1141:2,672428
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Obuobi (565) may also be a first name.

Obuobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obuobi is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obuobi.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuobi? popularity and diffusion

Obuobi is the 50,153rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 711,813 people. The surname Obuobi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obuobi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obuobi is also the 353,173rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 565 people.

It is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 10,114 people, or 1 in 2,672. Aside from Ghana this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Obuobi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obuobi last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Obuobi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.54% more than the national average, earning $48,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $44,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuobie92563/
Obobi91662/
Obuobish861/
Ofuobi8383/
Obuoba834/
Ohuobi833/
Osuobi833/
Gobobi832/
Oboobi832/
Oboubi831/
Owuobi831/
Obobio831/
Hobobi831/
Oboboi831/
Abuobi831/
Obgobi831/
Obuoby831/
Ochuobi7711/
Gobobai775/
Ovuoboi774/
Hoboubi773/
Obuobea771/
Osboubi771/
Oboba731,316/
Owobi73825/
Abobi73755/
Ebobi73336/
Obabi73315/
Obobe73147/
Ubobi734/
Abuobeid71279/
Abuobaid7137/
Ovuoba673,082/
Aboubi67661/
Abuabi67145/
Oboube6768/
Owuobe6737/
Owobie6733/
Obaabi6732/
Obabhi6726/
Obuhovich6710/
Obowei6710/
Obuhowich677/
Obgobe677/
Obuowe676/
Obowai676/
Hoboba675/
Obovie675/
Habobi675/
Obeube674/
Hobabi674/
Owuoba674/
Obasui674/
Ohuobe674/
Obobee673/
Owoibi673/
Osuobe673/
Abuoba673/
Ojuobe673/
Abobio672/
Obouba672/
Houbouvoi671/
Obabit671/
Ojuoba671/
Awoobi671/
Obabie671/
Abobie671/
Obowie671/
Obaube671/
Oboiwa671/
Obovai671/
Obowgi671/
Ubuovi671/
Gobabi671/
Gobovi671/
Aboobi671/
Oubabi671/
Obwoba671/
Hoboby671/
Abbobi671/
Obompi671/
Obuaba671/
Obabiy671/
Oboiwe671/
Asuobi671/
Gobobe671/
Oswobi671/
Ouwabi671/
Owaboi671/
Owobui671/
Osuabi671/
Obasbi671/
Oboubé671/
Obbobe671/

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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 Obuobi
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