Obech Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1561:296,02518,882
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Obech Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obech occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obech? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obech is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Obech is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obech live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Obech is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya Obech is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 99 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found and Migori County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Obech Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obeche912,623/
Osbech9126/
Obiech915/
Obetch911/
Obeach911/
Oubech911/
Obecht910/
Gobech910/
Obeh891,485/
Obec89452/
Hobeich8329/
Obeache833/
Houbech831/
O'Beach831/
Obach80977/
Obieh80400/
Abech80136/
Owech80125/
Oboch80123/
Obesh8054/
Obich8047/
Obeyh8040/
Hobeh808/
Ebech804/
Oubeh804/
Obece804/
Oubec802/
Obedh802/
Obeci802/
Obeih801/
Obekh801/
Ovech801/
Ubech801/
Oobeh801/
Obehy801/
Obych801/
Oberh801/
Hobec800/
Houbeche77121/
Hobeiche7762/
Hobeisch773/
Oubeiche772/
Obechova771/
Oubetche771/
Obe7524,149/
Osbeih732,876/
Abeche73431/
Hobeih73136/
Habech73101/
Oywech7390/
Aabech7385/
Hobach7371/
Obiche7370/
Gobich7334/
Hobich7333/
Hebech7332/
Gabech7327/
Asbech7324/
Houbeh7322/
Ebeich7317/
Hobesh7313/
Oubich736/
Osbich734/
Obeidh734/
Oweche734/
Obioch734/
Oibach733/
Obeshe733/
Oberzh733/
Otbych732/
Ebeych732/
Gobych732/
Abiech732/
Eubech732/
Houbec732/
Oyuech732/
Onpech732/
Obeash731/
Obhich731/
Ouběch731/
Oubekh731/
Oobesh731/
Oibich731/
Abeich731/
Obyseh731/
Oweich731/
Ubeche731/
Oubehe731/
Osbehr731/
Obedce731/
Obeish731/
Obeith731/
Ubhech731/
Gobecz731/
Abetch731/
Obieha731/
Obiehh731/
Obaich731/
Gobesh731/
Aebech731/
Hubech730/
Obed6730,115/
Ober6711,441/
Hobe677,989/
Obie677,037/
Gobe676,151/
Obey675,696/
Abeh672,585/
Obei671,782/
Oubiche671,408/
Obes671,309/
Obee671,119/
Obih67876/
Obet67721/
Oibe67586/
Obhi67534/
Habeche67390/
Hohbach67312/
Obea67310/
Obez67204/
Obic67196/
Hobisch67126/
Obha6789/
Obex6786/
Oube6768/
Habeych6755/
Oobe6750/
Obyc6741/
Abec6741/
Obhe6738/
Habesch6736/
Hoybach6736/
Obitsch6732/
Hoebich6731/
Obge6728/
Habeich6718/
Haouech6716/
Hompech6712/
Gobisch6711/
Abetche6710/
Goobich678/
Hobeish678/
Habechh678/
Otbe677/
Obej676/
Hoiberh676/
Houbach675/
Oubaich675/
Hebeach674/
Ojbe674/
Hojbach674/
Abeiche673/
Osbe673/
Obeu673/
Oybe673/
Obje673/
Gabesch673/
Hubetch672/
Ohbe672/
Haubech672/
Obeï672/
Obep672/
Objc672/
Haïbech671/
Hobeths671/
Aoueche671/
Obeashe671/
Hobeith671/
Owec671/
Obiosch671/
Obée671/
Ochwech671/
Abeajch671/
Obeidth671/
Hobeshe671/
Ovec671/
Hobaich671/
Habecht670/
Hobicht670/
Hubecht670/
Heubech670/
Hoebach670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obech
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