Obegu Surname
Approximately 595 people bear this surname
Obegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 584 | 1:303,327 | 16,903 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
Obegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obegu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obegu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obegu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obegu is the 540,057th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obegu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 584 people, or 1 in 303,327. In Nigeria Obegu is most common in: Cross River, where 54 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obeagu | 91 | 457 | / |
| Obiegu | 91 | 22 | / |
| Obaegu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obeigu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obiegou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obagu | 80 | 1,538 | / |
| Ebegu | 80 | 210 | / |
| Obogu | 80 | 209 | / |
| Abegu | 80 | 72 | / |
| Ubegu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Obigu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ebeagu | 73 | 76 | / |
| Abegou | 73 | 44 | / |
| Obiogu | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ebiegu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Abeegu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gubegu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Osuegu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohbogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubeagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaguu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obakgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hasbegu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obhoghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaagou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obegu
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