Obiza Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Obiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 159 | 1:245,530 | 18,354 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Obiza (25) may also be a first name.
Obiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiza occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obiza.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiza? popularity and diffusion
Obiza is the 1,222,957th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiza reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 245,530. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Arua District, where 94 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 1 percent reside and Hoima District, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Obiza exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Obiza
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