Obete Surname
Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname
Obete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,422 | 1:27,454 | 3,809 |
| Nigeria | 358 | 1:494,812 | 24,755 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obete (160) may also be a first name.
Obete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obete is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obete? popularity and diffusion
It is the 225,189th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,037,422 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obete live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obete is also the 725,185th most commonly used first name globally, held by 160 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,422 people, or 1 in 27,454. In Uganda Obete is most prevalent in: Amolatar District, where 33 percent reside, Dokolo District, where 21 percent reside and Apac District, where 21 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Obete
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