Obiong Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Obiong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Obiong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiong is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obiong is the 5,812,366th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiong live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Obiong is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Obiong is most common in: Soroti District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
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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 Obiong
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