Oboth Surname

78,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oboth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oboth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5,9471:6,5651,153
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oboth (180) may also be a first name.

Oboth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oboth (Arabic: أبوطه) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oboth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 78,236th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,166,941 people. The last name Oboth is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oboth live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 679,247th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 180 people.

Oboth is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 5,947 people, or 1 in 6,565. In Uganda Oboth is most frequent in: Tororo District, where 65 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 5 percent are found. Barring Uganda it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Oboth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oboth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oboth last name increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obothe9159/
Hoboth9149/
Obotch912/
Goboth912/
Obot8944,569/
O'Booth831/
Obote8013,603/
Aboth807,006/
Hobot80518/
Obott80152/
Gobot80145/
Oboot8077/
Otbot8070/
Obath807/
Eboth805/
Obuot801/
Uobot801/
Obout801/
Oibot801/
Oboit801/
Oboht801/
Goubouth771/
Oboite731,159/
Abothe73392/
Goubot73110/
Osbáth7391/
Abouth7354/
Gobout7331/
Oboute7331/
Gaboth7327/
Hoboot7326/
Obotte7323/
Obatch7311/
Oboyst7310/
Obhotz739/
Obohte734/
Obhote733/
Abooth733/
Aboith731/
Osbout731/
Huobot731/
Hobots731/
Osboit731/
Haboth731/
Obuote731/
Abgoth731/
Oubote731/
Oboste731/
Oboote731/
Hobout731/
Houbot731/
Obotts731/
Ebhoth731/
Hobath730/
Hobothová717/
Hobothova716/
Ebot675,203/
Abot672,846/
Obat672,079/
Obod671,385/
Hompoth67507/
Outbout67375/
Ouhbout67171/
Houbout6728/
Heuboth6723/
Ashboth6718/
Goubout673/
Obotova673/
Hobauth672/
Ovot672/
Oisboit672/
Gabooth671/
Honpoth671/
Ábot671/

Oboth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oboth in the Arabic language
أبوطهabwth-

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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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  • 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 Oboth
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