Obatu Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda621:629,66632,895
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Obatu Last Name Facts

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

Obatu (Marathi: ओबातू, Russian: Обату) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obatu is the 1,894,523rd most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. Obatu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obatu are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 629,666. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Pallisa District, where 34 percent live, Arua District, where 31 percent live and Ngora District, where 15 percent live. Beside Uganda Obatu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obathu911/
Obatau911/
Oubatou832/
Obathus831/
Hobatus830/
Obotu80234/
Ubatu80179/
Abatu8053/
Ebatu8023/
Obetu8017/
Owatu803/
Ovatu801/
Abattu73230/
Ebeatu73169/
Obethu73117/
Abatut7359/
Abatou7343/
Abautu7335/
Oboitu7312/
Abaatu7311/
Abatui7311/
Gabatu7311/
Abaitu7310/
Abastu739/
Ovhatu734/
Obetuh732/
Abathu731/
Ovathu731/
Abaytu731/
Obeteu731/
Abatuy731/
Abatuu731/
Ebaetu731/
Asbatu731/
Abadtu731/
Habatu731/
Ubattu731/
Abatouy6735/
Abattut6716/
Oboutou678/
Owuatuh676/
Habatou675/
Abahutu674/
Abhaitu673/
Ebeatuh672/
Abattuy671/
Ubahatu671/
Abatous671/
Gabatou671/
Ompattu671/
Obedthu671/
Ouwatou671/
Habhatu671/

Obatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obatu in the Marathi language
ओबातूobatu-
Obatu in the Russian language
Обатуobatu-

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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
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  • 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 Obatu
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