Obima Surname
Approximately 593 people bear this surname
Obima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 454 | 1:85,990 | 9,047 |
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obima (192) may also be a first name.
Obima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obima is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 541,435th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,289,285 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obima reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obima is also the 655,603rd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 192 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 85,990. In Uganda Obima is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 50 percent live, Zombo District, where 19 percent live and Arua District, where 10 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obioma | 91 | 8,985 | / |
| Obimma | 91 | 743 | / |
| Obimah | 91 | 264 | / |
| Obiema | 91 | 13 | / |
| Obaima | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gobima | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hobima | 91 | 3 | / |
| Obisma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oboima | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oubima | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obiomma | 83 | 6 | / |
| Oboimau | 83 | 6 | / |
| Oubioma | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obimaha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hobioma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abima | 80 | 2,557 | / |
| Obema | 80 | 616 | / |
| Ebima | 80 | 220 | / |
| Ubima | 80 | 67 | / |
| Owima | 80 | 57 | / |
| Obimo | 80 | 37 | / |
| Obimi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Obime | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ovima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obiomaia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avoima | 73 | 116 | / |
| Obieme | 73 | 101 | / |
| Ovioma | 73 | 76 | / |
| Obiomo | 73 | 41 | / |
| Obeime | 73 | 33 | / |
| Obiomi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Ubioma | 73 | 23 | / |
| Owoima | 73 | 23 | / |
| Gabima | 73 | 23 | / |
| Abioma | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ubimay | 73 | 20 | / |
| Abisma | 73 | 18 | / |
| Habima | 73 | 12 | / |
| Obimie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obimoh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Abimah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hobimo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Abimas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obimeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ebiema | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abeima | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abhima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abimai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obiome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubimad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obyoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owioma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebimai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abimaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obimio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obemah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obesma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abimaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebeima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obimuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obimer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Obhiemi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Abimaja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gubioma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Habimah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eboimau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obiemeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gubaima | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abimaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obiomeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owiemah | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Beime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboimoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onpimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubiomah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhiome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aubisma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubimaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habimat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaimea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abismad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omppima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohuimas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Obima
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