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.
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Obeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obeng has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obeng click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeng? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,090th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 53,054 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obeng reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 56,936th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 11,154 people.
It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 133,833 people, or 1 in 202. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Obeng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Obeng has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obeng last name expanded 96,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Obeng Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Obeng last name are 42.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.83% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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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
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