Obongi Surname
Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname
Obongi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,537 | 1:25,400 | 3,606 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Obongi Demographics
Obongi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obongi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obongi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obongi occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obongi? popularity and diffusion
Obongi is the 252,393rd most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. The last name Obongi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obongi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,537 people, or 1 in 25,400. In Uganda Obongi is primarily found in: Amolatar District, where 55 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 17 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 16 percent are found. Other than Uganda Obongi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Obongi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Obongi 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 Obongi
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