Obte Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obte is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obte? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Obte is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Obte are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobte89150/
Obtea893/
Obtie891/
Obtje891/
Obt8633/
Gobteh8024/
Hobt75118/
Ofte7596/
Abte7527/
Owte755/
Obta753/
Ebte752/
Obtz752/
Obth752/
Obti752/
Opte751/
Obtd751/
Obty751/
Obdt751/
Ubte751/
Obts750/
Gobt750/
Houbtte730/
Habte67117,801/
Abter67198/
Hofte67175/
Abtey6791/
Gopte6773/
Ofter6716/
Abtie6716/
Optie6715/
Ovter6714/
Obtta6714/
Opter6712/
Gobti679/
Ebteh678/
Govte678/
Gohbt676/
Hebte676/
Hobty674/
Hobtz673/
Optes672/
Oftez672/
Ofthe671/
Opted671/
Gubte671/
Abtte671/
Obtay671/
Abteh671/
Uobth671/
Ojbth671/
Eubte671/
Abhte671/
Obtty671/
Abtee671/
Gofte671/
Hobta671/
Gabte670/
Hobts670/
Howte670/

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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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  • 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 Obte
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