Obt Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Obt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Obt (23) may also be a first name.

Obt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obt is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Obt reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obt is also the 2,239,265th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Obt is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent live, Niger, where 29 percent live and Rivers, where 24 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 27 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hobt86118/
Obte867/
Obth862/
Obtz862/
Obdt861/
Obtd861/
Obts860/
Gobt860/
Ob801,938/
Gohbt756/
Hobtz753/
Hoebt751/
Ojbth751/
Uobth751/
Hobts750/
Abt679,188/
Hob672,541/
Otb671,249/
Gob671,060/
Oib67521/
Oub67488/
Oft67243/
Uob67193/
Obs67174/
Obh6766/
Opt6741/
Osb6728/
Otp6725/
Ubt6715/
Oob6713/
Ohb6711/
Ovt6710/
Obd677/
Ojb676/
Obz675/
Owt675/
Obp675/
Obtová674/
Ebt674/
Oyb672/
Obå671/

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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 Obt
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