Obgu Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Obgu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Obgu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obgu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obgu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obgu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,202,518th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obgu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 25 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 18 percent are found and Benue, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uobgu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obu | 86 | 10,828 | / |
| Obengu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Obguha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uobgou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obuz | 75 | 4,291 | / |
| Gobu | 75 | 3,012 | / |
| Obou | 75 | 2,974 | / |
| Obuh | 75 | 2,548 | / |
| Obut | 75 | 2,224 | / |
| Obus | 75 | 1,217 | / |
| Oubu | 75 | 964 | / |
| Hobu | 75 | 458 | / |
| Obuu | 75 | 76 | / |
| Oibu | 75 | 47 | / |
| Obud | 75 | 47 | / |
| Ojbu | 75 | 42 | / |
| Abgu | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ebgu | 75 | 16 | / |
| Owgu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Oybu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Obuy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Obau | 75 | 7 | / |
| Obui | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ohbu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Obhu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Otbu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Osbu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Obeu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ubgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Opgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goubgou | 73 | 2,353 | / |
| Hobus | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Obuch | 67 | 762 | / |
| Oubou | 67 | 610 | / |
| Gobou | 67 | 591 | / |
| Hobut | 67 | 257 | / |
| Oubghous | 67 | 136 | / |
| Hobou | 67 | 114 | / |
| Hobuß | 67 | 58 | / |
| Obouh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Hosbu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gobeu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obush | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gobui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Goibu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gobau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oibeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obahu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obutt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hobud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oubut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obuhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obohu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abgau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuhs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abgou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huobu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuua | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'But | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oybuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojjbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obudd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abgut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuhj | 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 Obgu
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