Obotha Surname
Approximately 892 people bear this surname
Obotha Surname User-submission:
The name Obotha is a last name among the Luo people in Uganda. This name means 'saviour' or 'someone who saved me'. It's a chieftaincy name given to people who are royals or clan leaders especially if it ends with an -a.
Obotha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 867 | 1:45,028 | 5,602 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obotha (10) may also be a first name.
Obotha Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Obotha is a last name among the Luo people in Uganda. This name means 'saviour' or 'someone who saved me'. It's a chieftaincy name given to people who are royals or clan leaders especially if it ends with an -a.
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Where Does The Last Name Obotha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obotha is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obotha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obotha is the 395,536th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,169,895 people. The surname Obotha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obotha live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
The last name Obotha is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 867 people, or 1 in 45,028. In Uganda Obotha is most numerous in: Zombo District, where 34 percent live, Nebbi District, where 30 percent live and Tororo District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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