Obok Surname

175,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9251:92,0226,374
Uganda3281:119,02211,368
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Obok (200) may also be a first name.

Obok Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obok (Russian: Обок) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obok.

How Common Is The Last Name Obok? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obok is the 175,963rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,995,292 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obok reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 640,739th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 200 people.

The last name Obok is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,925 people, or 1 in 92,022. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 77 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Obok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Obok surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oboke891,716/
Gobok8926/
Obock8922/
Obuok8915/
Hobok8911/
Obouk893/
Oboks892/
Obook892/
Otbok891/
Obohk891/
Obosk891/
Obokk891/
Hobock80109/
Obouke8014/
Oboike804/
O'Book803/
Obodke803/
Gobock802/
Ouboks801/
Oubouk801/
O'Bock801/
Goibok801/
Ojboke801/
Osbock801/
Oboyke801/
Obhoke801/
Oboske800/
Abok755,307/
Obog75897/
Ebok75897/
Ubok75452/
Obak75442/
Oboc75367/
Obuk75267/
Obox751/
Hoybook7323/
Hosbouk7317/
Obokova736/
Oboutke731/
Oubouke731/
Houbouk731/
Aboke672,338/
Obukh671,465/
Obuke67580/
Ebock67469/
Gobak67319/
Oybak67279/
Hobak67238/
Abuok67167/
Obake67141/
Obuck67135/
Abouk67126/
Osbak67124/
Gobuk6783/
Oback6767/
Ompok6756/
Abock6754/
Gabok6747/
Habok6739/
Hobog6734/
Ebook6715/
Obocc6711/
Obakk678/
Ubuok676/
Onpok676/
Hovok675/
Oubak675/
Abook675/
Aboik674/
Aboks674/
Uboke674/
Hebok673/
Obhog673/
Gubok673/
Uobak672/
Aubok672/
Abhok672/
O'Box672/
Gobog671/
Obokhova671/
Oybog671/
Hobox671/
Obogh671/
Ovock671/
Hoboková671/
Uibok671/
Obusk671/
Oibog671/
Ouchbouk671/
Usbok671/
Uobog671/
O'Bak671/
Hobuk670/
Ubock670/

Obok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obok in the Russian language
Обокobok-

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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 Obok
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