Ob Surname

212,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Ob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,3421:11,5401,017
Indonesia2661:497,17740,699
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
India241:31,961,058386,265
Israel161:534,85239,210
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ob (1,355) may also be a first name.

Ob Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ob (Hindi: ओब, Russian: Об) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ob? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,518th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,760,344 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Ob are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 213,071st most widespread given name internationally It is held by 1,355 people.

The last name Ob is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,342 people, or 1 in 11,540. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Takéo Province, where 17 percent live, Phnom Penh, where 16 percent live and Kampot Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Cambodia this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Ob Last Name Statistics demography

Ob earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $44,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hob802,541/
Otb801,249/
Gob801,060/
Oib80521/
Oub80488/
Uob80193/
Obs80174/
Obh8066/
Oeb8063/
Obt8033/
Osb8028/
Oob8013/
Ohb8011/
Obd807/
Ojb806/
Obz805/
Obp805/
Oyb802/
Obå801/
Houb67426/
Hoob67319/
Hoeb67185/
Hobs67132/
Hobt67118/
Goob6760/
Goib6727/
Gobh6722/
Hobh6720/
Oubs6711/
Goëb679/
Ootb674/
Obss674/
Hosb673/
Ojhb673/
Hoyb673/
Goub673/
Oobh673/
Opbp672/
Oybp672/
Ojbh672/
Hohb672/
Hoib672/
Oitb672/
Obch672/
Hobz672/
Ohbz672/
Otbd671/
Ojsb671/
Hhob671/
Hotb671/
Gohb671/
Eoob671/
Uosb671/
Ossb671/
Gobė671/
Goyb671/
Oihb671/
Oibp671/
Obph671/
Uobp671/
Obsh671/
Obhh671/
Oobs671/
Oszb671/
Oybd671/
Oybs671/
Osbh671/
Osbz671/
Otbp671/
Otbs671/
Oujb671/
Oubd671/
Oubh671/
Oobd671/
Uobd671/
Oyjb671/
Oysb671/
Oyhb671/
Ohhb671/
Ohyb671/
Oehb671/
Oejb671/
Ochb671/
Obtd671/
Obps671/
Obdt671/
Huob670/

Ob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ob in the Hindi language
ओबoba-
Ob in the Russian language
Обob-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ob
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