Obatia Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Obatia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 103 | 1:379,022 | 24,191 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obatia (31) may also be a first name.
Obatia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obatia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obatia occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obatia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obatia is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obatia are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Obatia is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 31 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 379,022. In Uganda Obatia is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 50 percent reside, Serere District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goubatia | 86 | 11 | / |
| Obetia | 83 | 475 | / |
| Abatia | 83 | 32 | / |
| Obotia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obatya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Abatias | 77 | 52 | / |
| Habatia | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gobotia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Abaatia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gubatia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abathia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abatayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebotia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Abetia | 67 | 37 | / |
| Abotia | 67 | 31 | / |
| Abastihas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awatia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obatyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avotia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abatya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abatio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubotia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abatiá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obetio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avatia | 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 Obatia
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