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
Obiao has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiao? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Obiao occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiao reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Obiao is most common in: Serere District, where 88 percent live and Soroti District, where 13 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
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