Obiao Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Obiao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obiao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiao occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Obiao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiao are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Obiao is most frequent in: Serere District, where 88 percent reside and Soroti District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiaho | 91 | 22 | / |
| Gobiao | 91 | 6 | / |
| Obiahuo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obiaoha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Huobiao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goubiao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ohbiaho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abiao | 80 | 583 | / |
| Ebiao | 80 | 8 | / |
| Obioha | 73 | 23,580 | / |
| Abiaou | 73 | 28 | / |
| Obioho | 73 | 13 | / |
| Abiaho | 73 | 12 | / |
| Obeaho | 73 | 9 | / |
| Obhyao | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obioah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obihoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hebiao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gabiao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oviaho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouviao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovieao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huibiao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obiooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiohah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abijaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habijao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obehayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obihoha | 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 Obiao
- 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