Obomo Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1641:1,080,13944,870
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obomo (82) may also be a first name.

Obomo Last Name Facts

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

Obomo is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obomo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,286,243rd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obomo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obomo is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 82 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 1,080,139. In Nigeria Obomo is most common in: Bayelsa, where 63 percent reside, Rivers, where 12 percent reside and Cross River, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obomoh919/
Obomou911/
Obomoi911/
Uobomo911/
Oboumou83911/
Gobomgo831/
Hoebomo831/
Abomo8015,814/
Oboma801,913/
Ebomo80306/
Obamo80263/
Obemo8010/
Ovomo807/
Owomo805/
Ubomo801/
Obumo801/
Obamos73790/
Obamoh73482/
Aboumo73105/
Obaemo7328/
Obomas7324/
Abomou7316/
Osuomo7313/
Obuoma7313/
Obomah739/
Obgoma737/
Abomoi736/
Owoumo736/
Obummo735/
Ojuomo735/
Obomau734/
Aubomo734/
Aboomo733/
Obooma733/
Abomoh732/
Oubemo732/
Gowomo731/
Abuomo731/
Oiboma731/
Obasmo731/
Ebuomo731/
Osbamo731/
Uboimo731/
Obaumo731/
Oboima731/
Ouboma731/
Abomop731/
Abommo731/
Abomgo731/
Gabomo731/
Owoimo731/
Aboumou6727/
Obaemoh6710/
Oubamoh679/
Owoumoh677/
Oboimau676/
Owoumou674/
Hawoomo671/
Obammoh671/
Owotmoi671/
Abomois671/
Aboimoa671/

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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
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  • 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 Obomo
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