Obon Surname

170,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Andorra

Obon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7961:127,18421,787
Nigeria6131:288,97716,243
Spain5451:85,7847,283
Indonesia2361:560,37845,049
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Cameroon741:280,66326,698
Panama341:115,0664,183
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
France91:7,380,302306,885
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Obón (23), Oboń (7) & Obòn (1) are calculated separately.

Obon (971) may also be a first name.

Obon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obon (Marathi: ओबॉन) is most common in The Philippines. It can occur as: Obón, Oboń or Obòn. Click here for further potential spellings of Obon.

How Common Is The Last Name Obon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 170,723rd most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,887,300 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Obon reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 258,685th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 971 people.

The surname Obon is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 796 people, or 1 in 127,184. In The Philippines Obon is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 43 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 20 percent are found and Davao Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Obon exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Spain, where 22 percent are found.

Obon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Obon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obon last name increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obon Last Name Statistics demography

Obon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obón9223/
Oboń927/
Obòn921/
Obong8921,292/
Obone899,244/
Osbon891,452/
Oboun89295/
Obuon89257/
Hobon89110/
Oybon8994/
Gobon8917/
Otbon8916/
Oboon8915/
Obond898/
Obotn894/
Oboin893/
Oibon892/
Oubon892/
Oebon891/
Obonn891/
Obonh891/
Obonc891/
Obohn891/
Obont891/
Obogne80535/
Obuong80390/
Goubon80163/
Osbond8069/
Obosin8061/
Osbone8031/
Obotin8029/
Obongh8020/
Hosbon8014/
Obonne8012/
Oboung807/
Hobong806/
Obotyn806/
Ouboun804/
Hobosn803/
Oboone802/
Hobohn802/
Oboong802/
O'Bond802/
Oboune802/
Oibong802/
Osbong801/
Goboun801/
Goibon801/
Oboine801/
Oboten801/
Hoboun801/
Othbon801/
Goboin801/
Gohbon801/
Obongk801/
Ooboun801/
Obhone801/
Obuone801/
Obon'g801/
Ojbong801/
Uobong801/
Oubong801/
Oybong801/
Oobong801/
Osbonn800/
Osboin800/
Osboon800/
Osboyn800/
Oshbon800/
Ossbon800/
Ousbon800/
Osbotn800/
Abon758,158/
Ubon756,399/
Ebon754,460/
Oban751,499/
Ovon751,332/
Obom751,187/
Obun751,130/
Owon75318/
Hosbond73377/
Obonova7357/
Osboine7351/
Osboune736/
Obonová736/
Oboseng733/
Osbonne732/
Obongue732/
Obochin731/
Obosing731/
Osbosne731/
Osboyne731/
Houbone731/
Houbong731/
Houboun731/
Hosbong731/
Osbotin731/
Obongne731/
Obossin731/
Oboteng731/
Outboon731/
Osboone730/
Hoboune730/
Obang6742,317/
Abong6716,585/
Hoban6711,088/
Ubong678,070/
Gabon675,727/
Habon673,316/
Owone67711/
Obune67684/
Obhan67647/
Abone67554/
Osbun67509/
Goban67495/
Obane67470/
Obuin67431/
Otban67404/
Ovone67305/
Osban67236/
Obung67176/
Aboun67153/
Abuon67138/
Obank67134/
Aboin67115/
Hubon67106/
Obaan67102/
Howon6786/
Gubon6780/
Aboon6780/
Govon6774/
Hebon6774/
Asbon6763/
Aubon6757/
Osbom6754/
Aabon6743/
Ebhon6743/
Uboon6732/
Ovuon6731/
Aboen6730/
Osuon6722/
Gobun6721/
Abond6716/
Obaun6716/
Hobom6712/
Ovong6711/
Oboom6711/
Oband6710/
O'Ban679/
Ubond679/
Ouban678/
Abhon678/
Hovon677/
Eboon677/
Uibon676/
Obann675/
Obomg675/
Obhom675/
Uboun674/
Oboum673/
Aboín673/
Houboune673/
Ojban672/
Owhon672/
Usbon672/
Ovoun672/
Uybon672/
Obuom672/
Oboynova671/
Ohban671/
Eebon671/
Abohn671/
Abonh671/
Atbon671/
Obund671/
Oowan671/
Ehbon671/
Ebohn671/
Ubuon671/
Houbonne671/
Hobán671/
Ompon671/
Ovohn671/
Oyban671/
Uboin671/
Abgon671/
Obgan671/
Ebuon671/
Oobom671/
Ubhon671/
Hobun670/
Uoban670/

Obon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obon in the Marathi language
ओबॉनobona-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obon
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