Obogo Surname

139,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3191:76,3885,467
Tanzania4781:110,75710,676
Kenya3671:125,83110,435
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obogo (337) may also be a first name.

Obogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obogo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obogo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,237th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,269,556 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obogo live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 476,238th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 337 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,319 people, or 1 in 76,388. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 57 percent are found, Benue, where 10 percent are found and Delta, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Obogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obongo914,739/
Obuogo91153/
Obogho9192/
Obogoh917/
Gobogo914/
Obgogo912/
Obougo911/
Hobogo911/
Obogou911/
Obogoo911/
Obong'o831,161/
Obougou83614/
Obongho83112/
Obongoi8365/
Oboigho8330/
Obon'go836/
Hobongo834/
Obogott831/
Obougho831/
Oubogou831/
Oubougo831/
Ebogo805,283/
Abogo805,100/
Obugo80530/
Obago80258/
Oboga80115/
Ubogo80112/
Obego8014/
Owogo807/
Ovogo806/
Ébogo801/
Oubougou776/
Oboungou772/
Oboingho771/
Abongo738,850/
Obonga731,117/
Abogho73764/
Obango73379/
Obagou73251/
Abogou73247/
Ebogho73209/
Abogoh7373/
Obugoh7342/
Obogha7340/
Aboigo7339/
Obeego7333/
Abuogo7330/
Gabogo7312/
Ubongo7311/
Aboego738/
Obungo738/
Abogoi737/
Obogas736/
Ovongo735/
Abogoy734/
Oibego734/
Gobago734/
Govogo733/
Owogho732/
Obaugo732/
Obouga732/
Obugou732/
Obagoh732/
Abogoa732/
Obuoga732/
Ouboga731/
Ojuogo731/
Ubhogo731/
Ubogho731/
Ouwogo731/
Ubgogo731/
Hebogo731/
Gubogo731/
Ahbogo731/
Aboïgo731/
Abougo731/
Abogod731/
Abogoï731/
Ebougo731/
Obgoga731/
Oboiga731/
Obaego731/
Ubogou731/
Goubougou711,033/
Obongha673,424/
Abong'o671,423/
Abougou67714/
Abogodh67365/
Obounga6775/
Abon'go6770/
Owhogho6727/
Abongho6720/
Obougha6711/
Hobonga677/
Abogosh675/
Aboghoi673/
Abongoi673/
Aboigoh672/
Obangoh672/
Oubouga671/
Ovougoa671/
Abongoo671/
Oboigha671/
Osuogoh671/
Osuogho671/
Ovougou671/
Obaagou671/
Obhonga671/
Obanggo671/
Abougoh671/
Abohngo671/
Abuogho671/
Aïbogou671/
Ogiuogo671/
Obuogha671/
Obonhga671/
Aboigou671/
Othuogo671/

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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 Obogo
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