Obote Surname
Approximately 13,603 people bear this surname
Obote Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9,501 | 1:4,109 | 737 |
| Kenya | 3,056 | 1:15,111 | 1,821 |
| Nigeria | 570 | 1:310,777 | 17,240 |
| Tanzania | 405 | 1:130,720 | 12,231 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Obote (878) may also be a first name.
Obote Demographics
Obote Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obote Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obote Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obote (Arabic: لابوتي, Russian: Оботе) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obote? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,661st most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 535,731 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obote are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 274,430th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 878 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 9,501 people, or 1 in 4,109. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Apac District, where 15 percent reside, Lira District, where 12 percent reside and Dokolo District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Obote is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Obote Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Obote surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Obote earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obote Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obote in the Russian language | ||
| Оботе | obote | - |
| Obote in the Arabic language | ||
| لابوتي | labwty | - |
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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 Obote
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