Obentu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obentu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obentu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Obentu (8) may also be a first name.

Obentu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obentu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obentu? popularity and diffusion

Obentu is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obentu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Obentu is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 8 people.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Obentu is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 33 percent reside, Mukono District, where 33 percent reside and Serere District, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Obentu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obentus923/
Abentu831/
Ebentu831/
Obentoo771/
Obintui771/
Abintu671/
Abntou671/
Ebintu671/
Abemtui626/
Abintou623/
Avntu554/
Achuenteu531/
Awintu5021/
Gawntu501/
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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 Obentu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis