Obato Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Obato (27) may also be a first name.

Obato Last Name Facts

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

Obato is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obato.

How Common Is The Last Name Obato? popularity and diffusion

Obato is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Obato are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Obato is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

Obato is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 722,950. In Uganda Obato is most common in: Amuria District, where 39 percent live, Serere District, where 30 percent live and Soroti District, where 22 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and El Salvador, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaito9170/
Obauto912/
Obatoy911/
Obaato911/
Oubato911/
Gobatto831,136/
Oubatou832/
Obata8069,127/
Abato801,697/
Oboto80170/
Goubatto771/
Abasto732,642/
Obeito73231/
Abatto73187/
Obatta73108/
Gobata73104/
Obaita7353/
Abatou7343/
Aabato7340/
Abaito7337/
Abatos7329/
Obotto7324/
Ovaito7318/
Obeata7318/
Obatha7315/
Habato7313/
Obooto737/
Goboto735/
Oubata735/
Abatoy734/
Hobata734/
Obotat734/
Abauto733/
Obouto732/
Abayto732/
Obotoh732/
Oybata732/
Obasta731/
Abeato731/
Abatho731/
Obatau731/
Obodto731/
Ovauto731/
Obhoto731/
Ohbata731/
Ovatto731/
Abatoh731/
Oboito731/
Abaato731/
Obatat731/
Abaitoh6778/
Abastos6778/
Oubaita6717/
Obeitoh6712/
Obeatta6711/
Oboutou678/
Abattoy678/
D'Abato677/
Habatou675/
Gabatto674/
Habatto674/
Goubata673/
Aabaato671/
Abattoh671/
Obeitoa671/
Obeitto671/
Gobatah671/
Obottoo671/
Abatous671/
Gabatou671/
Obeitat671/
Obaaita671/
Oubaïta671/
Oubatta671/
Hobouto671/

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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 Obato
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