Obruke Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obruke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obruke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obruke (24) may also be a first name.

Obruke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obruke is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obruke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obruke is the 2,776,799th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obruke live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 24 people.

The surname Obruke is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Obruke is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obrueke921/
Obruk9186/
Ebruke83322/
Obrike83163/
Abruke8315/
Obroke832/
Obrzuk831/
Hobrucker801/
Obrique771,728/
Obruche77546/
O'Bruce772/
Abrouke772/
Obrieke771/
Oubrouk771/
Obrusky771/
Hobroke770/
O'Brike770/
Abruk73491/
Obrok73311/
Obrók731/
Obrug731/
Hochbrucker7111/
Obroucka713/
Habrouke711/
Obrukova711/
Oebricke710/
Abrouk671,566/
Obriki671,403/
Habruk67534/
Gabruk67443/
Hochbruck6790/
Obruca6770/
Obroka6730/
Abruce6715/
Hobrok6714/
Hobrücker6713/
Abrukh676/
Ebrike675/
Obrukkaya674/
Abrike674/
Abroke671/
Hosbrouck671/
Obrook671/
Avruke671/

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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 Obruke
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