Obaka Surname
Approximately 2,746 people bear this surname
Obaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,472 | 1:71,660 | 5,157 |
| Congo | 224 | 1:22,273 | 2,504 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Obaka (428) may also be a first name.
Obaka Demographics
Obaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obaka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obaka is the 158,951st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,653,877 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obaka are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 415,075th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 428 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,472 people, or 1 in 71,660. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 47 percent are found, Delta, where 12 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Obaka is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Obaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Obaka last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Obaka earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.
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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 Obaka
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