Obegiu Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obegiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obegiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6411:60,9047,036
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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 occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obegiu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obegiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 509,669th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obegiu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 641 people, or 1 in 60,904. In Uganda Obegiu is most numerous in: Hoima District, where 27 percent are found, Masindi District, where 19 percent are found and Buliisa District, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obedgiu923,989/
Obeugiu921/
Obeedgiu861/
Obedgiuu861/
Obeddgiu861/
Obagiu83215/
Obeius8347/
Obeizu833/
Obiu804/
Obaigiu772/
Abedgiu771/
Obizu73378/
Obezu7387/
Obihu7311/
Obeju738/
Obisu737/
Obiju734/
Obius732/
Obiua732/
Obgeu731/
Obiuh731/
Obesu731/
Oubeiyou711/
Obiahu671,888/
Abagiu67992/
Obiezu67474/
Obijou6725/
Oboueu6722/
O'Bizu677/
Obihau677/
Obisui676/
Obeasu673/
Obiohu673/
Obiuha673/
Obizou672/
Obezut672/
Obisau671/
Obioju671/
Gobiju671/
Obedju671/
Obayeu671/
Obeouh671/
Gobiou671/
Hobeau670/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis