Obany Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Obany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 177 | 1:220,561 | 17,152 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obany (20) may also be a first name.
Obany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obany is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obany? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,210,518th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname Obany is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obany are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Obany is also the 2,446,817th most common first name in the world, held by 20 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 220,561. In Uganda Obany is primarily found in: Serere District, where 59 percent reside, Ngora District, where 20 percent reside and Amuria District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Obany exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Obany
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