Obeke Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4021:440,65422,618
Uganda3221:121,24011,500
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Obeke (29) may also be a first name.

Obeke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obeke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Obeke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺑﻚ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obeke is the 455,757th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname Obeke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obeke are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 440,654. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 37 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Bayelsa, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 43 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Obeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Obeke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obeke Last Name Statistics demography

Obeke earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obieke91441/
Oubeke9121/
Obekea917/
Obaeke913/
Obgeke912/
Obeket912/
Obecke911/
Hobeke911/
Obeeke911/
Gobeke911/
Obeyke911/
Ojbeke911/
Obek89147/
Hoebeke831,589/
Obiekea83254/
Obiekee8389/
Obiekie8318/
Hobeker8311/
Obiekeh832/
Oebecke832/
Obecker831/
Goubeke831/
Obike803,763/
Abeke802,624/
Oboke801,716/
Ebeke801,475/
Obeka801,378/
Ubeke80447/
Obeck80224/
Obeki80217/
Obake80141/
Oybek80125/
Hobek8081/
Oubek8063/
Gobek8046/
Obeak804/
Obece804/
Oibek803/
Obeks803/
Obekh801/
Obyke801/
Obeik801/
Obesk800/
Hobecker77136/
Hoebecke7728/
Hoebeeke772/
Obiekiea771/
Oubeicke771/
Ho'beker771/
O'Becker771/
O'Bethke771/
Obeche732,623/
Obaike73944/
Hobeck73452/
Abekey73167/
Oubeck73158/
Abekhe73106/
Ompeke73103/
Oubeka7398/
Obikee7388/
Abekeh7349/
Obikeh7323/
Ebieke7323/
Hobike7322/
Ebecke7322/
Hebeke7315/
Oibeck7314/
Obuike7314/
Abecke7313/
Obieki7311/
Obidke7311/
Abeket7310/
Aebeke738/
Obeika737/
Obieky737/
Obieka736/
Obioke735/
Obeaka735/
Obikea734/
Ubekee734/
Ubeike734/
Oboike734/
Obegue734/
Abekie733/
Obekai733/
Obeque733/
O'Beck733/
Hobeik733/
Ubekeh733/
Houbek732/
Hobake732/
Obacke732/
Oebike732/
Abgeke732/
Obakeu732/
Ouveke732/
Obeick731/
Obeski731/
Obesky731/
Obhoke731/
Oboyke731/
Oubekh731/
Oubeki731/
Abekke731/
Habeke731/
Ojboke731/
Oubike731/
Ubekea731/
Abeyke731/
Oobeka731/
Abekee731/
Ubekeu731/
Obokee731/
Obecká731/
Obedki731/
Goubek731/
Abeeke731/
Abieke731/
Ebekea731/
Ebekeh731/
Ebekie731/
Obokea731/
Obaeki731/
Ojbike731/
Hobeka731/
Ubieke731/
Oybekk731/
Gubeke730/
Hosbek730/
Hobeika674,614/
Obec67452/
Abek67330/
Aoubeck67222/
Obex6786/
Houbeck6749/
Obik6734/
Habeker6720/
Habecke6718/
Häbecke6716/
Obeg6714/
Obyk6711/
Hebecke678/
Hobeïka677/
Aabeker675/
Hoebake675/
Oubuike675/
Ousbeck675/
Obichee674/
Oubekka673/
Eebekee673/
Obeache673/
Abekkey672/
Ohsbeck672/
Obeecki671/
Oubacke671/
Abedker671/
Obaikeh671/
Obiokey671/
Obaikee671/
Hobegue671/
Oubekki671/
Obaiker671/
O'Bakke671/
Gobecki671/
Gabeeke671/
Obiokei671/
Ohbuike671/
Hobieka671/
Obehcei671/
Hoebike670/
Ebeckee670/

Obeke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obeke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﺑﻚawbk-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obeke
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