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
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
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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