Obk Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Obk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Obk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obk (Russian: Обк) occurs most in Botswana. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Obk reside; 29 percent reside in Southern Africa and 29 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Obk is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Not including Botswana Obk is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Thailand, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obk in the Russian language | ||
| Обк | obk | - |
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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 Obk
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