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 is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oboke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 234,672nd most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,246,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oboke live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 33 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,090 people, or 1 in 35,816. In Uganda Oboke is mostly found in: Agago District, where 53 percent are found, Abim District, where 11 percent are found and Oyam District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Oboke exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.
Oboke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname 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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