Obao Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Obao (13) may also be a first name.

Obao Last Name Facts

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

Obao occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obao is the 1,118,459th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Obao live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obao is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 57 percent are found, Kisii County, where 40 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Obao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaho8962/
Gobao897/
Obaot896/
Obaod894/
Obhao893/
Oubao892/
Ojbao892/
Obaou891/
Obaoh891/
Obaos891/
Obeaho809/
Obayio808/
Obaoud804/
Gobaou802/
Obaiyo801/
Oubaho801/
Goubao801/
Obajio801/
Obaayo801/
Abao7515,725/
Ebao751,070/
Oboa75248/
Ubao7572/
Owao7555/
Ovao7521/
Oubahou73376/
Obhaiyo7313/
Obhayio7312/
Oubaouz739/
Goubeao731/
Abaho678,488/
Oboho672,128/
Gabao671,583/
Abgao67631/
Abaou67577/
Obouo67548/
Ompao67443/
Oboua67282/
Oubaaous67136/
Ebaho6750/
Goubahou6741/
Oboha6723/
Obooh6721/
Abeao6719/
Obo'o6714/
Abaeo6714/
Goboa6713/
Aubao6711/
Hebao6711/
Obaua679/
Oubaouch679/
Onpao678/
Oboah678/
Abaoi677/
Ojuao676/
Oubahous675/
Ubaoo675/
Ouboa675/
Gubao674/
Abaos674/
Habao673/
Hubao673/
Asbao673/
Oboea673/
Ebeao673/
Ova'o672/
Hovao671/
Abaoa671/
Abaop671/
Abaot671/
Abaoh671/
Abaoo671/
Obaea671/
Houbahou671/
Owaao671/
Uybao671/
Obuio671/
Obahayio671/
Oboat671/
Obuia671/
Ubaho671/
Ojwao671/
Hoboa671/

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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 Obao
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