Obayo Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Obayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 374 | 1:123,476 | 10,287 |
| Pakistan | 121 | 1:1,476,396 | 16,157 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Obayo (78) may also be a first name.
Obayo Demographics
Obayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obayo (Russian: Обаё) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obayo is the 534,162nd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Obayo live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 78 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 123,476. In Kenya Obayo is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 27 percent live, Kakamega County, where 20 percent live and Siaya County, where 17 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Obayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obayo in the Russian language | ||
| Обаё | obae | - |
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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 Obayo
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