Oboke Surname
Approximately 1,716 people bear this surname
Oboke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,090 | 1:35,816 | 4,687 |
| Nigeria | 409 | 1:433,112 | 22,320 |
| Kenya | 217 | 1:212,811 | 15,182 |
Oboke (33) may also be a first name.
Oboke Demographics
Oboke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oboke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oboke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oboke occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oboke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oboke is the 234,672nd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,246,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oboke reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 33 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,090 people, or 1 in 35,816. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Agago District, where 53 percent reside, Abim District, where 11 percent reside and Oyam District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.
Oboke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oboke
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