Obegiu Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Obegiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 641 | 1:60,904 | 7,036 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obegiu (10) may also be a first name.
Obegiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obegiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obegiu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obegiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 509,669th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obegiu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Obegiu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 60,904. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Hoima District, where 27 percent are found, Masindi District, where 19 percent are found and Buliisa District, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Obegiu exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obedgiu | 92 | 3,989 | / |
| Obeugiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obeedgiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obedgiuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obeddgiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obagiu | 83 | 215 | / |
| Obeius | 83 | 47 | / |
| Obeizu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obiu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obaigiu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abedgiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obizu | 73 | 378 | / |
| Obezu | 73 | 87 | / |
| Obihu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obeju | 73 | 8 | / |
| Obisu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obiju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obius | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obiua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obgeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubeiyou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiahu | 67 | 1,888 | / |
| Abagiu | 67 | 992 | / |
| Obiezu | 67 | 474 | / |
| Obijou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oboueu | 67 | 22 | / |
| O'Bizu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obihau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obisui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obeasu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obiohu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obiuha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obizou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obezut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obisau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obioju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obedju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobeau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Obegiu
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