Obaso Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Obaso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obaso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obaso (Arabic: اوباسو, Marathi: ओबासो) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaso? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obaso is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Obaso are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Ondo, where 23 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obaso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obaso in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबासो | obaso | - |
| Obaso in the Arabic language | ||
| اوباسو | awbasw | - |
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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 Obaso
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