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
Obeku is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Obeku is mostly concentrated in: Kumi District, where 50 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 17 percent reside and Amuria District, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside.
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