Obando Surname

4,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Obando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia35,7641:1,336276
Nicaragua30,0141:20136
Costa Rica19,7811:24267
Ecuador10,0291:1,586273
Peru6,2491:5,086823
Chile4,2671:4,129573
Venezuela3,1351:9,634922
United States3,0441:119,07312,766
Philippines2,9791:33,9845,109
Honduras2,7371:3,221399
Mexico2,1551:57,5992,794
Guatemala1,9051:8,442988
Argentina1,5771:27,1042,265
Spain1,2081:38,7023,793
Bolivia1,1521:9,2161,044
Panama1,1041:3,544435
El Salvador4131:15,361825
Brazil2931:730,62926,722
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Belize2061:1,726393
Canada1551:237,71322,683
Kenya1361:339,55820,421
Paraguay1311:55,2421,546
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
France51:13,284,544357,392
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384

Obando (349) may also be a first name.

Obando Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obando (Arabic: اوباندو, Russian: Обандо) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obando.

How Common Is The Last Name Obando? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,360th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 56,472 people. Obando is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Obando are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 466,636th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 349 people.

Obando is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 35,764 people, or 1 in 1,336. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Nariño Department, where 25 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 21 percent are found and Capital District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Colombia this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 23 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 15 percent are found.

Obando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Obando last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Obando surname are 41.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Obando earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,190 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $21,776,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $40,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $45,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hobando9210/
Osbando927/
Obandos923/
Obanddo922/
Oebando921/
Oibando921/
Oubandou862/
Ovando8361,594/
Abando834,212/
Obondo833,370/
Ubando833,301/
Obanda833,042/
Owando8329/
Ebando8314/
Obamdo835/
Ojwando771,017/
Oebanda77144/
Abandou7739/
Gobanda7728/
Owandho7711/
Ojuando7710/
Ouvando778/
Ebeando774/
Hovando774/
Oyuando774/
Obandah773/
Osvando773/
Obandha773/
Habando773/
Gabando773/
Ovanndo773/
Ovaando772/
Govando772/
Abandoh772/
Ovandos771/
Ubandoa771/
Owandoh771/
Abandos771/
Ubaundo771/
Ouwando771/
Oubanda771/
Hubando771/
Oboundou7110/
Ochwando716/
Abaandou715/
Owatendo711/
Gabandoh711/
Husbando710/
Ebondo6716,154/
Abanda6712,295/
Ebanda674,691/
Abondo673,611/
Avondo67600/
Awondo67593/
Owondo67503/
Awando67335/
Owanda67158/
Ubanda67109/
Ovanda6771/
Avando6755/
Uvando6745/
Obonda6713/
Ovondo6711/
Uvondo674/
Ubamdo672/
Ovamdo672/
Ovandò671/

Obando Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obando in the Russian language
Обандоobando-
Obando in the Arabic language
اوباندوawbandw-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obando
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