Oboch Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Oboch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 105 | 1:439,809 | 23,523 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Oboch (16) may also be a first name.
Oboch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oboch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oboch is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oboch? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oboch is the 1,628,521st most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Oboch is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oboch reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oboch is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 16 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Siaya County, where 49 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 47 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oboch
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