Oboo Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oboo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oboo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4791:96,4098,518
Uganda2611:149,57613,268
Nigeria2221:797,94035,665
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Oboo (38) may also be a first name.

Oboo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oboo is most common in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oboo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oboo is the 365,723rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,391,020 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oboo live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oboo is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 38 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 479 people, or 1 in 96,409. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 45 percent live, Busia County, where 41 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 11 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 23 percent live.

Oboo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oboo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oiboo89331/
Oboot8977/
Obhoo8913/
Obood896/
Ooboo894/
Goboo893/
Otboo891/
Hoboo891/
Obo8616,548/
Hoboot8026/
Osbood800/
Obot7544,569/
Oboh7522,982/
Owoo756,335/
Gobo754,384/
Aboo754,253/
Hobo753,040/
Obou752,974/
Oboi752,672/
Obuo752,426/
Obod751,385/
Oboy75724/
Obos75608/
Oubo75484/
Oboe75290/
Eboo75281/
Obop75281/
Oboa75248/
Oibo75245/
Otbo75134/
Osbo7584/
Oboz7576/
Obho7549/
Obgo7528/
Ojbo7521/
Oybo7510/
Uobo759/
Oebo758/
Oobo754/
Ohbo753/
Uboo753/
Ovoo751/
Oboňová73328/
Obodowa731/
Obosowa731/
O'Booth731/
Oboyowa731/
Abood6714,205/
Goubo671,821/
Goboy67973/
Obboh67834/
Oubou67610/
Oiboh67603/
Gobou67591/
Hobot67518/
Aboot67489/
Obhuo67206/
Obott67152/
Oboch67123/
Heboo67122/
Hobou67114/
Houbo67103/
Oyboy6789/
Gobho6785/
O'Boy6776/
Otbot6770/
Hobho6764/
Goibo6748/
Obouh6746/
Hobod6736/
Gaboo6729/
Hoboy6722/
Ubhoo6719/
Obois6712/
Goboi6712/
Oybos6712/
Obuoh6710/
Ouboi679/
Oubos679/
Abooz678/
Hoobo677/
Haboo677/
Owoot677/
Ouboh676/
Owooh676/
Obuop676/
Ouboa675/
O'Bod674/
Hobos674/
Aboos674/
Oboys674/
Obgoi674/
Gobgo673/
Otbuo673/
Goobo673/
Hoboh673/
Hoybo672/
Obosh672/
Obohu672/
Obous672/
Oboih672/
Hoboe672/
Hoboi672/
Obuoy671/
Ouboy671/
Osbou671/
Goybo671/
Aaboo671/
Oyboi671/
Oibot671/
Ouybo671/
Obgoh671/
Uotbo671/
Obout671/
Uobot671/
Outbo671/
Oshbo671/
Obuot671/
Hoboa671/
Ompoo671/
Ovgoo671/
Obocz671/
Oboht671/
Oboit671/
O'Bos671/
Goboï671/
Abooe671/
Ubooh671/
Ubooy671/
Ousbo671/
Oeboh671/
Obhoe671/
Obohe671/
Oiboi671/
Gobuo671/
Oytbo671/
Onpoo671/
Ohboh671/
Ohboy671/
Ubooa671/
Aeboo671/
Abhoo671/
Hobuo671/
Oboyd670/
Abooa670/

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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 Oboo
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