Obuobie Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obuobie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuobie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
England51:11,143,612252,590
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Obuobie Last Name Facts

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

Obuobie is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuobie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obuobie is the 562,869th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,944,131 people. The last name Obuobie is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obuobie live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Outside of Ghana Obuobie exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Wales, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuobi9210,238/
Obuobea861/
Obobi83662/
Obobe83147/
Abuobied801/
Obuobish801/
Oboube7768/
Owobie7733/
Obgobe777/
Obovie775/
Obeube774/
Obuoba774/
Obobee773/
Gobobi772/
Oboobi772/
Obobio771/
Obgobi771/
Obbobe771/
Hobobi771/
Oboboi771/
Gobobe771/
Abuobi771/
Obuoby771/
Abobie771/
Obowie771/
Obaube771/
Obabie771/
Oboubi771/
Gobobai715/
Gobobeh714/
Ovuoboi714/
Hoboubi713/
Obabiye713/
Ouboube712/
Abobier712/
Owoubie711/
Obobiyi711/
Aboubie711/
Osboubi711/
Obobayi711/
Obosbey711/
Oboba671,316/
Abobi67755/
Ebobi67336/
Obabi67315/
Abuobeid67279/
Abuobaid6737/
Obabe6710/
Abuobead678/
Obove675/
Ubobi674/
Hobobets673/
Oboubiyi672/
Oboubeyi671/
Obasuhie671/
Abuobeed671/

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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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  • 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 Obuobie
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