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 surname Obany is found most in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obany? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,210,518th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obany reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Obany is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
Obany is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 220,561. In Uganda Obany is most numerous in: Serere District, where 59 percent are found, Ngora District, where 20 percent are found and Amuria District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.
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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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