Obebo Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obebo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obebo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya991:466,46424,395
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obebo (277) may also be a first name.

Obebo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obebo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obebo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obebo is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obebo live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obebo is also the 533,704th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 277 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya Obebo is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 86 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 9 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Obobo80424/
Obibo80150/
Abebo80104/
Obewo8026/
Obabo8023/
Owebo8021/
Ebebo8019/
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Ubebo809/
Obhieboh7724/
Oweibo73535/
Hobobo73139/
Oviebo73104/
Owhebo7372/
Osuebo7360/
Habebo7345/
Obaibo7326/
Owiebo7323/
Obiobo7320/
Abeboh7315/
Obebah7314/
Obewho7314/
Abebou739/
Obisbo738/
Ebiebo734/
Obaboh734/
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Obewou732/
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Aebebo731/
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Gubebo731/
Owuebo731/
Obejuo731/
Obiboa731/
Obeuwo731/
Hebebo731/
Obeewo731/
Oboboi731/
Oubeba731/
Obaboy731/
Oboeba731/
Abiebo731/
Ubiebo731/
Abebot731/
Aboebo731/
Ebeibo731/
Hobibo731/
Hobeba731/
Obejba731/
Houbeybou711/
Ebeybou6722/
Aouebou6722/
Owheboh6717/
Owieboh6713/
Oweiboh675/
Abeiboh674/
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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 Obebo
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