Obo Surname
Approximately 16,548 people bear this surname
Obo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8,817 | 1:20,091 | 1,834 |
| Ghana | 1,870 | 1:14,450 | 1,872 |
| Japan | 1,826 | 1:70,013 | 4,951 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,456 | 1:15,846 | 1,236 |
| Philippines | 818 | 1:123,763 | 21,263 |
| Benin | 292 | 1:35,396 | 4,578 |
| Indonesia | 236 | 1:560,378 | 45,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 171 | 1:47,683 | 5,932 |
| Congo | 167 | 1:29,875 | 3,078 |
| Thailand | 148 | 1:477,286 | 83,618 |
| Uganda | 142 | 1:274,924 | 19,750 |
| Kenya | 140 | 1:329,856 | 20,127 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| Peru | 76 | 1:418,212 | 13,084 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Öbo (2) are calculated separately.
Obo (4,115) may also be a first name.
Obo Demographics
Obo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obo (Hindi: ओबो, Marathi: ओबो) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Öbo. For other possible spellings of Obo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obo is the 32,204th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 440,388 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Obo live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obo is also the 108,455th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 4,115 people.
The last name Obo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,817 people, or 1 in 20,091. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 45 percent are found, Benue, where 19 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 11 percent are found and Japan, where 11 percent are found.
Obo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Obo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,988 per year; in South Africa they earn 342.56% more than the national average, earning R 1,051,690 per year and in United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Öbo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Obot | 86 | 44,569 | / |
| Oboh | 86 | 22,982 | / |
| Gobo | 86 | 4,384 | / |
| Hobo | 86 | 3,040 | / |
| Obou | 86 | 2,974 | / |
| Oboi | 86 | 2,672 | / |
| Obuo | 86 | 2,426 | / |
| Obod | 86 | 1,385 | / |
| Oboo | 86 | 986 | / |
| Oboy | 86 | 724 | / |
| Obos | 86 | 608 | / |
| Oubo | 86 | 484 | / |
| Obop | 86 | 281 | / |
| Oboa | 86 | 248 | / |
| Oibo | 86 | 245 | / |
| Otbo | 86 | 134 | / |
| Osbo | 86 | 84 | / |
| Oboz | 86 | 76 | / |
| Obho | 86 | 49 | / |
| Obgo | 86 | 28 | / |
| Ojbo | 86 | 21 | / |
| Oybo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Uobo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Oebo | 86 | 8 | / |
| Oobo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ohbo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Goubo | 75 | 1,821 | / |
| Goboy | 75 | 973 | / |
| Obboh | 75 | 834 | / |
| Oubou | 75 | 610 | / |
| Oiboh | 75 | 603 | / |
| Gobou | 75 | 591 | / |
| Hobot | 75 | 518 | / |
| Oiboo | 75 | 331 | / |
| Obhuo | 75 | 206 | / |
| Obott | 75 | 152 | / |
| Oboch | 75 | 123 | / |
| Hobou | 75 | 114 | / |
| Houbo | 75 | 103 | / |
| Oyboy | 75 | 89 | / |
| Gobho | 75 | 85 | / |
| Oboot | 75 | 77 | / |
| O'Boy | 75 | 76 | / |
| Otbot | 75 | 70 | / |
| Hobho | 75 | 64 | / |
| Goibo | 75 | 48 | / |
| Obouh | 75 | 46 | / |
| Hobod | 75 | 36 | / |
| Hoboy | 75 | 22 | / |
| Obhoo | 75 | 13 | / |
| Obois | 75 | 12 | / |
| Goboi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Oybos | 75 | 12 | / |
| Obuoh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ouboi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Oubos | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hoobo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Obood | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ouboh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Obuop | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ouboa | 75 | 5 | / |
| O'Bod | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hobos | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oboys | 75 | 4 | / |
| Obgoi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ooboo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gobgo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Otbuo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Goobo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Goboo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hoboh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hoybo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Obosh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Obohu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Obous | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oboih | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoboi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Obuoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouboy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osbou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goybo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyboi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oibot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouybo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otboo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obgoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uotbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obout | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uobot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Outbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oshbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obuot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoboa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obocz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oboht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oboit | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Bos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goboï | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ousbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoboo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oeboh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obohe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiboi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gobuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oytbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohboh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohboy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hobuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oboyd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Abo | 67 | 207,833 | / |
| Oba | 67 | 131,979 | / |
| Ebo | 67 | 25,799 | / |
| Owo | 67 | 5,729 | / |
| Ovo | 67 | 2,695 | / |
| Ubo | 67 | 1,821 | / |
| Oubouh | 67 | 273 | / |
| Hotboy | 67 | 195 | / |
| Oubous | 67 | 136 | / |
| Goubou | 67 | 131 | / |
| Hoboth | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hoşboy | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hoboot | 67 | 26 | / |
| Houbou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hosboi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hobosh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Goubgo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hoybos | 67 | 17 | / |
| Houboi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oboyst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obhotz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hoboha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oboaja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oboaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hossbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hobous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obá | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oubois | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohgibo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obotch | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Boyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouybou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huobot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obotts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houhbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houïbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobhoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhoiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Äbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ébo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohiebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oujbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osboit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Osboss | 67 | 0 | / |
Obo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obo in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबो | obo | - |
| Obo in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबो | obo | - |
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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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- 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 Obo
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