Obagou Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Obagou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 247 | 1:41,845 | 5,373 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Obagou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obagou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obagou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obagou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obagou is the 1,011,991st most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname Obagou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obagou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Obagou is most common in Benin, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 41,845. In Benin it is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 81 percent are found, Zou Department, where 11 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 3 percent are found. Besides Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Obagou
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