Obo Surname

32,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,8171:20,0911,834
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Japan1,8261:70,0134,951
Ivory Coast1,4561:15,8461,236
Philippines8181:123,76321,263
Benin2921:35,3964,578
Indonesia2361:560,37845,049
Papua New Guinea1711:47,6835,932
Congo1671:29,8753,078
Thailand1481:477,28683,618
Uganda1421:274,92419,750
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
Peru761:418,21213,084
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England241:2,321,58686,519
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Öbo (2) are calculated separately.

Obo (4,115) may also be a first name.

Obo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Obo (Hindi: ओबो, Marathi: ओबो) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Öbo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obo? popularity and diffusion

Obo is the 32,204th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 440,388 people. This surname is mostly 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 prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,115 people.

Obo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8,817 people, or 1 in 20,091. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 45 percent reside, Benue, where 19 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Obo exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 11 percent reside and Japan, where 11 percent reside.

Obo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Obo last name is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öbo892/
Obot8644,569/
Oboh8622,982/
Gobo864,384/
Hobo863,040/
Obou862,974/
Oboi862,672/
Obuo862,426/
Obod861,385/
Oboo86986/
Oboy86724/
Obos86608/
Oubo86484/
Obop86281/
Oboa86248/
Oibo86245/
Otbo86134/
Osbo8684/
Oboz8676/
Obho8649/
Obgo8628/
Ojbo8621/
Oybo8610/
Uobo869/
Oebo868/
Oobo864/
Ohbo863/
Goubo751,821/
Goboy75973/
Obboh75834/
Oubou75610/
Oiboh75603/
Gobou75591/
Hobot75518/
Oiboo75331/
Obhuo75206/
Obott75152/
Oboch75123/
Hobou75114/
Houbo75103/
Oyboy7589/
Gobho7585/
Oboot7577/
O'Boy7576/
Otbot7570/
Hobho7564/
Goibo7548/
Obouh7546/
Hobod7536/
Hoboy7522/
Obhoo7513/
Obois7512/
Goboi7512/
Oybos7512/
Obuoh7510/
Ouboi759/
Oubos759/
Hoobo757/
Obood756/
Ouboh756/
Obuop756/
Ouboa755/
O'Bod754/
Hobos754/
Oboys754/
Obgoi754/
Ooboo754/
Gobgo753/
Otbuo753/
Goobo753/
Goboo753/
Hoboh753/
Hoybo752/
Obosh752/
Obohu752/
Obous752/
Oboih752/
Hoboi752/
Obuoy751/
Ouboy751/
Osbou751/
Goybo751/
Oyboi751/
Oibot751/
Ouybo751/
Otboo751/
Obgoh751/
Uotbo751/
Obout751/
Uobot751/
Outbo751/
Oshbo751/
Obuot751/
Hoboa751/
Obocz751/
Oboht751/
Oboit751/
O'Bos751/
Goboï751/
Ousbo751/
Hoboo751/
Oeboh751/
Obohe751/
Oiboi751/
Gobuo751/
Oytbo751/
Ohboh751/
Ohboy751/
Hobuo751/
Oboyd750/
Abo67207,833/
Oba67131,979/
Ebo6725,799/
Owo675,729/
Ovo672,695/
Ubo671,821/
Oubouh67273/
Hotboy67195/
Oubous67136/
Goubou67131/
Hoboth6749/
Hoşboy6728/
Hoboot6726/
Houbou6723/
Hosboi6721/
Hobosh6720/
Goubgo6717/
Hoybos6717/
Houboi6712/
Oboyst6710/
Obhotz679/
Hoboha676/
Oboaja675/
Oboaya675/
Hossbo675/
Hobous674/
Obá673/
Oubois672/
Ohgibo672/
Obotch672/
O'Boyd672/
Ouybou671/
Osbout671/
Huobot671/
Hobots671/
Hosboh671/
Obotts671/
Obuoyi671/
Houhbo671/
Houboh671/
Houbot671/
Houïbo671/
Hobosz671/
Hobout671/
Oobhoy671/
Ousbou671/
Obhoiz671/
Äbo671/
Ébo671/
Gobouh671/
Oubouz671/
Ohiebo671/
Uobgou671/
Oujbou671/
Osboit671/
Osbood670/
Osboss670/

Obo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obo in the Hindi language
ओबोobo-
Obo in the Marathi language
ओबोobo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obo
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