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
The last name Obima occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 541,435th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obima are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 192 people.
Obima is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 454 people, or 1 in 85,990. In Uganda Obima is most common in: Nebbi District, where 50 percent are found, Zombo District, where 19 percent are found and Arua District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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