Oboung Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Oboung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Oboung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oboung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oboung is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oboung? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oboung reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 75 percent reside and Cross River, where 25 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Chad, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Oboung
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