Obao Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Obao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 107 | 1:431,588 | 23,328 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obao (13) may also be a first name.
Obao Demographics
Obao Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaho | 89 | 62 | / |
| Gobao | 89 | 7 | / |
| Obaot | 89 | 6 | / |
| Obaod | 89 | 4 | / |
| Obhao | 89 | 3 | / |
| Oubao | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ojbao | 89 | 2 | / |
| Obaou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obaoh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obaos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obeaho | 80 | 9 | / |
| Obayio | 80 | 8 | / |
| Obaoud | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gobaou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obaiyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubaho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goubao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obajio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obaayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abao | 75 | 15,725 | / |
| Ebao | 75 | 1,070 | / |
| Oboa | 75 | 248 | / |
| Ubao | 75 | 72 | / |
| Owao | 75 | 55 | / |
| Ovao | 75 | 21 | / |
| Oubahou | 73 | 376 | / |
| Obhaiyo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Obhayio | 73 | 12 | / |
| Oubaouz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Goubeao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaho | 67 | 8,488 | / |
| Oboho | 67 | 2,128 | / |
| Gabao | 67 | 1,583 | / |
| Abgao | 67 | 631 | / |
| Abaou | 67 | 577 | / |
| Obouo | 67 | 548 | / |
| Ompao | 67 | 443 | / |
| Oboua | 67 | 282 | / |
| Oubaaous | 67 | 136 | / |
| Ebaho | 67 | 50 | / |
| Goubahou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Oboha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Obooh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abeao | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obo'o | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abaeo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goboa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aubao | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hebao | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obaua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oubaouch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onpao | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oboah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abaoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ojuao | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oubahous | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ubaoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouboa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gubao | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abaos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Habao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hubao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Asbao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oboea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebeao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ova'o | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hovao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uybao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obahayio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojwao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoboa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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