Obeku Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Obeku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
Obeku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obeku occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Obeku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Obeku are found; 38 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Obeku is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Obeku is primarily concentrated in: Kumi District, where 50 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 17 percent are found and Amuria District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Obeku occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obeiku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obieku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obaeku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obeuku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oboku | 80 | 2,054 | / |
| Abeku | 80 | 932 | / |
| Ebeku | 80 | 850 | / |
| Obiku | 80 | 485 | / |
| Ubeku | 80 | 332 | / |
| Obaku | 80 | 244 | / |
| Oubekkou | 77 | 155 | / |
| Abeiku | 73 | 766 | / |
| Obioku | 73 | 161 | / |
| Abeeku | 73 | 15 | / |
| Abekou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oibaku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Abekau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abieku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hoboku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obakeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obikud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obokui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubekeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Baku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobiecu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Habekuß | 67 | 23 | / |
| Habekus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obahaku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abekouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabekeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubedkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuikui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeakou | 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 Obeku
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis