Obliga Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Obliga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 234 | 1:432,642 | 53,869 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Obliga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obliga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obliga occurs most in The Philippines. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obliga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Obliga live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 432,642. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 37 percent live, Calabarzon, where 26 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligaz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obligas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oblega | 83 | 25 | / |
| Obligo | 83 | 17 | / |
| Obligi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Oblige | 83 | 5 | / |
| Obligy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obligis | 77 | 224 | / |
| Obleaga | 77 | 111 | / |
| Obliger | 77 | 58 | / |
| Gabliga | 77 | 8 | / |
| Obligit | 77 | 7 | / |
| Abligaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oblegas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obliged | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oblego | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ablega | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabilliga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abelligas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avliga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovligi | 62 | 3 | / |
| Obleagă | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ablegas | 62 | 2 | / |
| Obleged | 62 | 1 | / |
| Obleghi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abligee | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abligou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abellega | 57 | 6 | / |
| Abelligos | 53 | 279 | / |
| Abellegah | 53 | 107 | / |
| Gawilliga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ablege | 50 | 8 | / |
| Ablego | 50 | 2 | / |
| Avlega | 50 | 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
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- 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 Obliga
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