Obliga Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Obliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2341:432,64253,869
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obligaz921/
Obligas921/
Oblega8325/
Obligo8317/
Obligi837/
Oblige835/
Obligy833/
Obligis77224/
Obleaga77111/
Obliger7758/
Gabliga778/
Obligit777/
Abligaz771/
Oblegas771/
Obliged771/
Oblego6798/
Ablega673/
Gabilliga671/
Abelligas671/
Avliga671/
Hovligi623/
Obleagă622/
Ablegas622/
Obleged621/
Obleghi621/
Abligee621/
Abligou621/
Abellega576/
Abelligos53279/
Abellegah53107/
Gawilliga531/
Ablege508/
Ablego502/
Avlega501/

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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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