Amobe Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Amobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Amobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amobe is most common in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amobe live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Amobe is most common in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amobea91555/
Amobee9119/
Hamobe9118/
Amoebe913/
Amobie912/
Amobeh911/
Amgobe911/
Hamoobe83112/
Gamgobe831/
Amobi804,147/
Omobe80305/
Amove80148/
Amabe80116/
Amowe8090/
Amube8040/
Amebe8035/
Amoba8030/
Emobe8023/
Amoby802/
Haamoobe775/
Hamabe735,649/
Amabed73367/
Amowie73311/
Emuobe7364/
Gamabe7357/
Amabie7343/
Hamoba7325/
Amubie7324/
Amebie7322/
Amoiba7317/
Amowei7314/
Amuobi7313/
Emoebe7312/
Amouwe7312/
Gamove738/
Hamove736/
Amosbi736/
Amoobi736/
Amovea734/
Amoowe734/
Amoebi734/
Omoebe733/
Hamowe733/
Emobie733/
Amaebe733/
Amoibi732/
Asmobi732/
Amuber732/
Ajmobi732/
Amover732/
Amonpe732/
Amovie732/
Amabep732/
Gamobi731/
Amoboi731/
Amabes731/
Ammabe731/
Amoiwe731/
Emoube731/
Omojbe731/
Omobee731/
Omoube731/
Amoubi731/
Amouba731/
Amabea731/
Amahbe731/
Aimabe731/
Amubee731/
Hamube731/
Omoybe731/
Omobey731/
Omobhe731/
Aumobi731/
Hamooba67261/
Amahoue6733/
Amouwhe677/
Hamoubi676/
Gammabe676/
Emuobie675/
Asmabee674/
Asmasbe674/
Hamoobi672/
Amawoue672/
Haamoba672/
Hamoibi671/
Hemmobe671/
Haimove671/
Amhabee671/
Ammobai671/
Ammubee671/
Hamouba671/
Hammoba671/
Hamohwe671/
Amuovie671/
Amoiwei671/
Omoujbe671/
Amaebie671/
Omobije671/

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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 Amobe
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