Oboso Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oboso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oboso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oboso (159) may also be a first name.

Oboso Last Name Facts

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

Oboso is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oboso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oboso are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Oboso is also the 727,628th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 159 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 97 percent reside, Kericho County, where 1 percent reside and Kisii County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Oboso Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obosso91271/
Obuoso919/
Obosco918/
Obosio918/
Obgoso916/
Obosoh914/
Obhoso914/
Obosou913/
Ojboso911/
Ohboso911/
Obossou832,247/
Oboisco8310/
Gobosho835/
Oboisio831/
Obossoh831/
Obousso831/
Obeso8013,589/
Eboso801,649/
Owoso801,385/
Obosa801,015/
Aboso80394/
Obojo80143/
Obaso8040/
Uboso8022/
Obuso8016/
Obozo804/
Ovoso802/
Oboussou771/
Owosho73740/
Obossa73387/
Ebosso73138/
Obesso73128/
Obusoh73118/
Abosso73116/
Owhoso7397/
Ubosot7375/
Obosia7364/
Owosso7364/
Owooso7345/
Gaboso7343/
Obojuo7337/
Ebosio7320/
Obosha7315/
Owoiso737/
Obocho737/
Obasso736/
Owosoo735/
Eboeso734/
Owosoh734/
Abosho733/
Owuoso733/
Obojoh732/
Ebuoso732/
Ebosoh732/
Obozco731/
Gobosa731/
Obogio731/
Abosco731/
Oowoso731/
Awooso731/
Osuoso731/
Obodjo731/
Obojas731/
Oboysa731/
Abooso731/
Abosoh731/
Abosuo731/
Aboeso731/
Aboiso731/
Obojos731/
Obgozo731/
Obosah731/
Obozoa731/
Ojbojo731/
Abotso731/
Goboissou7152/
Obochou67166/
Abosoud67128/
O'Besso6764/
Otbasop6746/
Abossou6737/
Owoosho6730/
Gouboissou6718/
Ochuoso6710/
Owoisho679/
Hobosha677/
Abousou673/
Owossou673/
Omposso672/
Obhosia671/
Obasoot671/
Obusohe671/
Obouzou671/
O'Basso671/
Gabosio671/
Aboshuo671/
Abosoid671/
Oboicoh671/
Obasoha671/
Gobosha671/
Aboshoi671/

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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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  • 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 Oboso
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