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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 455,757th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obeke reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 29 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 402 people, or 1 in 440,654. In Nigeria Obeke is primarily found in: Delta, where 37 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Obeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Obeke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Obeke 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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