Obokan Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Obokan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obokan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obokan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obokan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obokan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obokan live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 94 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 3 percent are found and Oyo, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobokan | 92 | 41 | / |
| Gobokan | 92 | 9 | / |
| Obohkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obhokan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obhokhan | 86 | 210 | / |
| Obokahan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abokan | 83 | 244 | / |
| Obukan | 83 | 133 | / |
| Obokon | 83 | 62 | / |
| Obakan | 83 | 57 | / |
| Ubokan | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ebokan | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obekan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obokam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obukhan | 77 | 82 | / |
| Habokan | 77 | 53 | / |
| Aboukan | 77 | 31 | / |
| Obekcan | 77 | 20 | / |
| Hobocan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Obakane | 77 | 6 | / |
| Owokhan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Osbakan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ubokane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abokane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aboikan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Osbocan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ompokan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owhokan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abokain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebokhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obhakan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awookan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obhakhan | 71 | 146 | / |
| Uibokand | 71 | 78 | / |
| Hosbakan | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ouwoukan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Hobukane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hoşbakan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abgokhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haboikan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uibokant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oubekhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abookkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uobakang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abukan | 67 | 2,277 | / |
| Avokan | 67 | 974 | / |
| Abekan | 67 | 377 | / |
| Abokon | 67 | 305 | / |
| Abakan | 67 | 280 | / |
| Owakan | 67 | 132 | / |
| Ebakan | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ubokon | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ubakan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aboukhane | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awokan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ebekan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ampookkan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obukam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owokon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obecan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abokanova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obucan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubokam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abocan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouzkand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obukon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obokom | 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
- 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 Obokan
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