Obeng Surname
Approximately 137,360 people bear this surname
Obeng Surname User-submission:
The surname Obeng means 'one who is smart'. It is commonly found in Ghana.
Obeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 133,833 | 1:202 | 19 |
| United States | 964 | 1:375,995 | 33,261 |
| England | 897 | 1:62,116 | 7,311 |
| Indonesia | 320 | 1:413,279 | 34,865 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Canada | 210 | 1:175,455 | 17,539 |
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| Malaysia | 99 | 1:297,921 | 16,312 |
| Spain | 92 | 1:508,174 | 25,386 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Obeng (11,154) may also be a first name.
Obeng Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Obeng means 'one who is smart'. It is commonly found in Ghana.
- kwasiobengObeng Demographics
Average Obeng Salary in
United States
$45,568 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Obeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obeng is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,090th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 53,054 people. The last name Obeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obeng are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obeng is also the 56,936th most common forename internationally, borne by 11,154 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 133,833 people, or 1 in 202. Not including Ghana Obeng exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Obeng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Obeng has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Obeng last name rose 96,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Obeng Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Obeng last name are 42.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.83% being registered with the party.
The amount Obeng earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning 333,295 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning R 270,396 per year; in United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.55% less than the national average, earning $45,930 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Obeng
- 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