Obege Surname
Approximately 445 people bear this surname
Obege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 392 | 1:117,806 | 9,903 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obege (11) may also be a first name.
Obege Demographics
Average Obege Salary in
United States
$64,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obege (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺑﺞ, Russian: Объеге) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obege.
How Common Is The Last Name Obege? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 671,677th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname Obege occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obege live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 117,806. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 38 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 31 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 26 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Obege occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Mauritania, where 2 percent reside.
Obege Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Obege earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning $64,167 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obege Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obege in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺑﺞ | awbj | - |
| Obege in the Russian language | ||
| Объеге | obege | - |
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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 Obege
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