Obangu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Obangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obangu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obangu? popularity and diffusion

Obangu is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obangu are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Obangu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obagu911,538/
Obanu9158/
Obongu83458/
Obeagu83457/
Obagou83251/
Abangu83101/
Ebangu8392/
Obeanu8364/
Obanus8321/
Ubangu8313/
Obaugu835/
Owangu834/
Ojbanu833/
Obanui832/
Obainu831/
Gobagu831/
Obannu831/
Obanuh831/
Obakgu831/
Obaguu831/
Obaagu831/
Obanou831/
Gobanu831/
Osbanu831/
Obasnu831/
Hobanu831/
Obanau831/
Hobeanu77179/
Obongut7766/
Gobanou7711/
Gabangu775/
Obainus774/
Hobamgu773/
Ebangou772/
Habangu772/
Abangou772/
Abaangu771/
Abangus771/
Obaagou771/
Abanguh771/
Abanggu771/
Abagu73735/
Obogu73209/
Abanu73128/
Obonu7374/
Oubannou7111/
Oboungou712/
Ochwangu711/
Gabangou711/
Goubanou711/
Asbanu673,835/
Abanou671,141/
Abaagu67532/
Abanuz67471/
Abongu67204/
Abanus67131/
Obonou67118/
Ebongu67109/
Awongu6753/
Ubongu6735/
Obuogu6731/
Abagus6730/
Abanuh6721/
Abagou6717/
Avongu6714/
Abagau6711/
Abainu679/
Abaguu679/
Habanu678/
Gabagu677/
Obgogu676/
Awangu676/
Obeinu672/
Abhanu672/
Abamnu671/
Abannu671/
Uvangu671/
Obuonu671/
Obeigu671/
Obomnu671/
Obonnu671/
Obanoe671/
Ohbogu671/
Obogou671/
Abanui671/
Ochwang'u671/

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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
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  • 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 Obangu
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