Obenjo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Sweden

Obenjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obenjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obenjo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obenjo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obenjo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Obenjo occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Obenjo reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Obenjo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Obenjo is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 82 percent reside, Busia County, where 9 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obenyo8326/
Obenio8318/
Obinjo835/
Obanjo834/
Obenzo833/
Obenja833/
Obenso833/
Abenjo833/
Owenjo831/
Obanijo7754/
Abenjoh775/
Hobenco773/
O'Banjo773/
Oybanjo772/
Obeanyo771/
Obanjoh771/
Obienja771/
Oebanjo771/
Abienjo771/
Obeño735/
Oubenjah71136/
Abeinjoh711/
Obenza673,225/
Abenio67966/
Owinjo67393/
Obenia67166/
Owenja67132/
Abonjo6798/
Obensa6791/
Obinyo6765/
Obenya6736/
Ebanjo6728/
Owenyo6726/
Abenyo6720/
Abenco6716/
Obanja6714/
Abanjo6714/
Obanyo6714/
Obinio6712/
Obonio679/
Obanio677/
Ebenja676/
Abenso675/
Abenho674/
Abenja673/
Obenca673/
Abeneo673/
Owenio672/
Abinjo672/
Obinja672/
Ebonjo672/
Oboneo671/
Abenço671/
O'Benshop671/
Ovenio671/
Ovinjo671/
Abemjo671/
Obinzo671/
Awenjo671/

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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
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  • 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 Obenjo
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