Obende Surname

217,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7921:98,8526,742
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
England151:3,714,537119,675
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obende (68) may also be a first name.

Obende Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obende Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Obende is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obende.

How Common Is The Last Name Obende? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 217,322nd most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,861,975 people. The surname Obende occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obende are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 68 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,792 people, or 1 in 98,852. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 52 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Obende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiende922/
Gobende922/
Obendet921/
Ebende831,701/
Abende83819/
Obenda83667/
Obendi83115/
Ubende83105/
Obinde8392/
Owende8342/
Obemde831/
Obienda7739/
Habende7730/
Abeunde775/
Abendje774/
Gabende772/
Ubendez771/
Abendes771/
Hebende771/
Obenday771/
Gubende771/
Abuende771/
Owendhe771/
Ovnde733/
Hobinder7121/
Obenndip718/
Gaabende711/
Gabeende711/
Uybendee711/
Goobendy711/
Gobindee711/
Owendi671,334/
Obinda67542/
Abenda67429/
Obindi67310/
Abinde67124/
Owenda6799/
Abendi6757/
Owendy6714/
Obindy6710/
Ebendi6710/
Ubenda679/
Gabnde676/
Govnde676/
Owinde674/
Owndey672/
Abendy671/
Obimde671/
Gownde671/
Ubendi671/
Ebinde671/
Hosbinder670/

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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 Obende
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