Obbo Surname

42,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,0631:3,236570
Belgium171:676,27358,718
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Obbo (191) may also be a first name.

Obbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obbo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obbo? popularity and diffusion

Obbo is the 42,813th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 599,403 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obbo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obbo is also the 657,437th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 191 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 12,063 people, or 1 in 3,236. In Uganda Obbo is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 65 percent live, Bugiri District, where 5 percent live and Mayuge District, where 5 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobbo8915,291/
Hobbo8967/
Oubbo8963/
Obboy8914/
Obbot8913/
Obbos8911/
Obboi894/
Obboo893/
Obboth8023/
Oubbou8010/
Obbott805/
Obboss802/
Goubbo802/
Hobboh801/
Hobbot800/
Abbo7544,565/
Obuo752,426/
Obba75276/
Ebbo75209/
Obwo7579/
Ubbo7531/
Obvo7530/
Owbo752/
Goubbou731/
Houbbou731/
Abbou6743,434/
Abbot674,176/
Habbo671,763/
Obbad671,652/
Gobba671,464/
Oubba67731/
Hobba67373/
Obhuo67206/
Hebbo67156/
Abboy67145/
Ebboy67119/
Abboo67118/
Abbod67117/
Abbos6749/
Gabbo6746/
Ubbos6720/
Obbás6717/
Obwoo6716/
Abboa6713/
Abboi6710/
Obuoh6710/
Obwoi678/
Obuop676/
Obbas676/
Aabbo673/
Abboj673/
Otbuo673/
Abbuo672/
Hubbo671/
Oobba671/
Obuoy671/
Abboz671/
Gowbo671/
Obwuo671/
Obuot671/
Hobuo671/
Gobuo671/
Abbop671/
Oibba671/

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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 Obbo
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