Obeng Surname

4,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obeng Surname User-submission:

The surname Obeng means 'one who is smart'. It is commonly found in Ghana.

Obeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana133,8331:20219
United States9641:375,99533,261
England8971:62,1167,311
Indonesia3201:413,27934,865
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Nigeria1711:1,035,92343,476
Malaysia991:297,92116,312
Spain921:508,17425,386
Cameroon751:276,92126,437
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Norway101:514,22941,629
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
China81:170,915,1968,932
Finland71:785,24338,644
France61:11,070,454349,096
Wales51:618,90625,852
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

- kwasiobeng

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obeeng9128/
Gobeng915/
Obieng915/
Oboeng912/
Hobeng912/
Oobeng912/
Obueng912/
O'Beng911/
Oubeng911/
Oben898,597/
Obng895/
Houbeng838/
Obengue837/
Hoibeng831/
Abeng8016,385/
Obien801,751/
Goben801,370/
Hoben801,225/
Ubeng80799/
Obing80725/
Ebeng80398/
Osben80307/
Ouben80210/
Oweng8083/
Obuen8030/
O'Ben8013/
Obend8010/
Obent806/
Obemg805/
Obenn805/
Obeen803/
Hobng801/
Âbeng801/
Ooben801/
Otben800/
Obenggue774/
Obn7529/
Houben7313,076/
Ebueng73544/
Abueng73347/
Gobing7394/
Ompeng7391/
Obenne7388/
Onpeng7372/
Gobeen7371/
Hooben7366/
Hobing7357/
Gabeng7352/
Howeng7335/
Abeeng7334/
Hoşben7317/
Abieng7315/
Gouben7314/
Gubeng7313/
Obiong7311/
O'Bien7310/
Abengk738/
Hosben738/
Obenke738/
Ouweng738/
Oubien737/
Hotben736/
Hobien733/
Aboeng733/
Aubeng733/
Ubengh732/
Ahbeng732/
Hoyben731/
Hubeng731/
Obienn731/
Hoiben731/
Habeng731/
Abeung731/
Oyueng731/
Ojbene731/
Oybene731/
Oubing731/
Hobaen730/
Osbend730/
Gooben730/
Aben677,455/
Obin673,777/
Obem67599/
Obenque67285/
Abengue67197/
Hoebing67180/
Obyn6756/
Hoobing6747/
Ounpeng6743/
Obingke6721/
Abng6719/
Obingue6714/
Houweng6714/
Oumpeng679/
Obne675/
Oobn675/
Owng674/
Obén673/
Houbing672/
Obenova671/
Hosbend671/
Goobing671/
Ebng671/
Ubng671/
Oubiong671/
Gobn671/
Abengke671/
Abengne671/
Obën671/
Otbn671/
Oubn671/
Oonpeng671/
Hobn671/
Goubing670/
Goubeen670/
Hosbehn670/

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