Obetia Surname
Approximately 475 people bear this surname
Obetia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 469 | 1:83,239 | 8,838 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Obetia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obetia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obetia is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obetia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 640,141st most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. Obetia is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obetia reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Obetia is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 83,239. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 65 percent reside, Maracha District, where 18 percent reside and Hoima District, where 4 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obatia | 83 | 104 | / |
| Obitia | 83 | 88 | / |
| Abetia | 83 | 37 | / |
| Obetea | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obotia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obetya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ovetia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obetio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abeytia | 77 | 128 | / |
| Abeitia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obettea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abetiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abestias | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Bethea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abitia | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Ebotia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Abatia | 67 | 32 | / |
| Abotia | 67 | 31 | / |
| Abetya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abetio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obatya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abetea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebitia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awetia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abytia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubitia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obitio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avetia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owetea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obetia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis