Obaga Surname
Approximately 4,000 people bear this surname
Obaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,373 | 1:13,691 | 1,679 |
| Nigeria | 414 | 1:427,881 | 22,121 |
| Philippines | 133 | 1:761,190 | 74,637 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obaga (693) may also be a first name.
Obaga Demographics
Obaga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obaga is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obaga is the 115,454th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obaga live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 314,062nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 693 people.
Obaga is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 3,373 people, or 1 in 13,691. In Kenya Obaga is most common in: Kisii County, where 28 percent live, Nyamira County, where 19 percent live and Vihiga County, where 15 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Obaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Obaga surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Obaga
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