Oubah Surname
Approximately 5,688 people bear this surname
Oubah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4,694 | 1:8,230 | 1,413 |
| Morocco | 818 | 1:42,147 | 6,853 |
| Djibouti | 150 | 1:6,100 | 439 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Oubah (3,098) may also be a first name.
Oubah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oubah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oubah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺑﺎﻩ) is found most in Algeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oubah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oubah is the 84,881st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,281,214 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oubah live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb. Oubah is also the 129,527th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 3,098 people.
This last name is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 4,694 people, or 1 in 8,230. In Algeria Oubah is most numerous in: Djelfa Province, where 96 percent reside, Sétif Province, where 4 percent reside and Illizi Province, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Algeria it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 14 percent reside and Djibouti, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oubah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oubah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺑﺎﻩ | awbah | 50 |
| ﺃﻭﺑﺎﻩ | awbah | 50 |
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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 Oubah
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