Obobe Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Obobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 139 | 1:332,229 | 20,203 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Obobe (13) may also be a first name.
Obobe Demographics
Obobe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obobe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obobe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,453,389th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obobe live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Obobe is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 332,229. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyamira County, where 96 percent reside, Kisii County, where 1 percent reside and Migori County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Obobe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Obobe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oboube | 91 | 68 | / |
| Obgobe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Obobee | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gobobe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obuobie | 83 | 563 | / |
| Gobobeh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ouboube | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obuobea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obosbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oboba | 80 | 1,316 | / |
| Obobi | 80 | 662 | / |
| Obube | 80 | 81 | / |
| Owobe | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ebobe | 80 | 68 | / |
| Obowe | 80 | 26 | / |
| Abobe | 80 | 26 | / |
| Obabe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Obove | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hobobets | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obuobi | 73 | 10,238 | / |
| Gabobe | 73 | 2,068 | / |
| Aboube | 73 | 284 | / |
| Owuobe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Aabobe | 73 | 34 | / |
| Obowei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gubobe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obuowe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hoboba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obovie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obuoba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abobje | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ohuobe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojuobe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eboibe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osuobe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hobabe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gobabe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oboobi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obowhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obouba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gobobi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obubie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouboba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboubé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uboube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoboby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohwobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owobei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuoby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howobe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obobio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abober | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obgobi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobobi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oobebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abobie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obowie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obabie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboubi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osbowe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gaboobe | 67 | 397 | / |
| Gabobeh | 67 | 129 | / |
| Obovets | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abouber | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gobobai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hoboubi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obochue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eboijbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haboube | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houbabe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aboubea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehboube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaboube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osboubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abosbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhoobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobowee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboubie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abobeih | 67 | 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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- 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 Obobe
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