Obongen Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Obongen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obongen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4821:210,03832,869
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Oboñgen (14) are calculated separately.

Obongen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obongen is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Oboñgen. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obongen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 605,571st most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Obongen are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Obongen is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 210,038. In The Philippines Obongen is most common in: Ilocos, where 24 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 24 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Philippines Obongen is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oboñgen9514/
Obongn921/
Obogen921/
Ubongen86938/
Obungen86367/
Obonene8649/
Obongin8642/
Oboguen862/
Obongne861/
Ovongen860/
Gabongen801/
Abongeng801/
Obogne77535/
Abogen772/
Ebongn771/
Ubungen711,069/
Gabogen71364/
Obungin7147/
Ubongin7146/
Obuñgen7121/
Uboñgen7121/
Abongne7112/
Obanene716/
Ubangen714/
Aabogen713/
Abonene713/
Abongin711/
Abogeng711/
Abonzen711/
Uvongen711/
Obognne711/
Abungen711/
Obanean710/
Abangoen6724/
Obanhein6710/
Abounein674/
Obogn674/
Obanigne674/
Obotnine673/
Obonyine671/
Abhangen671/

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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 Obongen
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