Obimo Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obimo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obimo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Obimo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obimo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obimo is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Obimo occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obimo reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Hoima District, where 53 percent reside, Nebbi District, where 18 percent reside and Buliisa District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiomo9141/
Obimoh919/
Hobimo918/
Obaimo911/
Obimuo911/
Obima80593/
Ebimo80394/
Abimo80116/
Ubimo8017/
Obemo8010/
Owimo801/
Obioma738,985/
Obimma73743/
Ubiomo73365/
Obimah73264/
Ebimoh73145/
Oviomo7388/
Abiomo7365/
Abismo7354/
Oweimo7353/
Abimoh7316/
Ebeimo7316/
Oviemo7314/
Obiema7313/
Obaima737/
Gobima734/
Hobima733/
Abaimo733/
Oubemo732/
Ubimoh732/
Gabimo731/
Obisma731/
Oubima731/
Uboimo731/
Oboima731/
Owoimo731/
Oviomoh6730/
Ubhaimo6730/
Obiomma676/
Oboimau676/
Obimaha673/
Ubiomoh673/
Oubioma673/
Ubiomoi673/
Habimou672/
Oviemho671/
Ubuimoh671/
Hobioma671/
Ebuimoh671/
Gobemou671/
Ebeimoh671/
Abiomou671/
Oswimou671/
Aboimoa671/
Oubaimouch671/
Howaimo671/

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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 Obimo
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