Obeke Surname
Approximately 743 people bear this surname
Obeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 402 | 1:440,654 | 22,618 |
| Uganda | 322 | 1:121,240 | 11,500 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Obeke (29) may also be a first name.
Obeke Demographics
Average Obeke Salary in
United States
$24,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obeke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺑﻚ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 455,757th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. Obeke is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 402 people, or 1 in 440,654. In Nigeria Obeke is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 37 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 43 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Obeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Obeke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Obeke last name increased 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
Obeke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obeke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺑﻚ | awbk | - |
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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 Obeke
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