Obimba Surname
Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname
Obimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,178 | 1:150,376 | 9,541 |
| Congo | 19 | 1:262,584 | 8,646 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Obimba (63) may also be a first name.
Obimba Demographics
Obimba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obimba is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obimba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 310,758th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,012,827 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obimba are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obimba is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 63 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,178 people, or 1 in 150,376. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 70 percent live, Rivers, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Obimba occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Obimba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obinmba | 92 | 22 | / |
| Obimbah | 92 | 13 | / |
| Obimmba | 92 | 3 | / |
| Obiomba | 92 | 3 | / |
| Obmba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obimbo | 83 | 682 | / |
| Ebimba | 83 | 658 | / |
| Abimba | 83 | 298 | / |
| Obinba | 83 | 47 | / |
| Obimbe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Obemba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obimwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obimbi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ebhimba | 77 | 144 | / |
| Obiombe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Obinnba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abimboa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Habimba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiombi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obinbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abmba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obembe | 67 | 4,281 | / |
| Obinwa | 67 | 2,372 | / |
| Abemba | 67 | 1,342 | / |
| Obembo | 67 | 316 | / |
| Abimbi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ebemba | 67 | 34 | / |
| Owimbo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ebimbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ubemba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abimbo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oebmbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obembi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abimua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obmber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obimuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obembé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obenba | 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 Obimba
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