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

Oboo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oboo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 365,723rd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,391,020 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oboo are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 479 people, or 1 in 96,409. In Kenya Oboo is mostly found in: Migori County, where 45 percent are found, Busia County, where 41 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 23 percent are found.

Oboo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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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