Obothi Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Obothi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 118 | 1:330,841 | 22,179 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Obothi (13) may also be a first name.
Obothi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obothi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obothi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Obothi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obothi? popularity and diffusion
Obothi is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obothi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obothi is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 330,841. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 41 percent live, Tororo District, where 16 percent live and Hoima District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
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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 Obothi
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