Obiga Surname
Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname
Obiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,055 | 1:37,004 | 4,812 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Obiga (18) may also be a first name.
Obiga Demographics
Obiga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiga? popularity and diffusion
Obiga is the 326,350th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,398,197 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiga reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,055 people, or 1 in 37,004. In Uganda Obiga is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 60 percent are found, Arua District, where 20 percent are found and Koboko District, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Obiga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Obiga
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