Obecha Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Obecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Obecha (23) may also be a first name.
Obecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obecha occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obecha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Obecha is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obecha reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 23 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Obecha is most common in: Delta, where 92 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria Obecha exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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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 Obecha
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