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 surname Obaga is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obaga is the 115,454th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886 people. Obaga is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obaga are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 314,062nd most commonly used forename globally, held by 693 people.
The surname Obaga is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,373 people, or 1 in 13,691. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 28 percent live, Nyamira County, where 19 percent live and Vihiga County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kenya Obaga occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Obaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Obaga surname is predominantly 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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