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 most common in Ghana. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Obuobie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuobie? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Not including Ghana Obuobie occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Wales, where 1 percent reside.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obuobie
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