Obotu Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Obotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2211:801,55135,769
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obotu (140) may also be a first name.

Obotu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obotu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obotu.

How Common Is The Last Name Obotu? popularity and diffusion

Obotu is the 1,064,392nd most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obotu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obotu is also the 781,395th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 140 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria Obotu is mostly found in: Benue, where 60 percent reside, Delta, where 7 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oboitu9112/
Oboutou838/
Abotu802,289/
Obutu801,903/
Ovotu80139/
Obatu8096/
Ebotu8076/
Owotu8056/
Obetu8017/
Ouboutou7737/
Hoboutou771/
Houbotou771/
Abothu73592/
Obethu73117/
Aabotu7396/
Ohwotu7381/
Owhotu7379/
Ebuotu7328/
Habotu7316/
Abhotu739/
Abotou736/
Abottu735/
Ebotou732/
Obetuh732/
Abootu732/
Gubotu731/
Obatau731/
Obeteu731/
Abuotu731/
Eboutu731/
Owottu731/
Owotou731/
Owothu731/
Obathu731/
Osuotu731/
Eboitu731/
Awootu731/
Abotuu731/
Gouboutou712/
Aboutou671,473/
Owoutou67406/
Aabothu6796/
Abhothu676/
Aboothu674/
Aabhotu674/
Aboutui673/
Oubatou672/
Obathus671/
Abottou671/
Obottoo671/
Obedthu671/
Hobatus670/

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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 Obotu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis