Obuobisah Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obuobisah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuobisah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Obuobisah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obuobisah is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuobisah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 470,770th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. The surname Obuobisah occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obuobisah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Obuobisah is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Outside of Ghana this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuobisa941,066/
Obuovisa821/
Obubasa751/
Obubusa751/
Owoboisa711/
Abu Absah6791/
Abu-Absah674/
Ababissa592/
Ubhavisah561/
Awoubaissa531/
Ababesa501/

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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 Obuobisah
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