Obang Surname
Approximately 42,317 people bear this surname
Obang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 33,001 | 1:2,956 | 516 |
| South Sudan | 5,813 | 1:1,964 | 387 |
| Uganda | 1,690 | 1:23,100 | 3,346 |
| Kenya | 722 | 1:63,961 | 6,182 |
| Philippines | 448 | 1:225,978 | 34,752 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Malaysia | 58 | 1:508,521 | 25,379 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Obang (16,464) may also be a first name.
Obang Demographics
Obang Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obang occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obang.
How Common Is The Last Name Obang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,237th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 172,213 people. The surname Obang is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obang live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Obang is also the 43,523rd most widespread forename internationally, borne by 16,464 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 33,001 people, or 1 in 2,956. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Obang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Obang surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Obang earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.26% less than the national average, earning $33,114 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 Obang
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