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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obte.

How Common Is The Last Name Obte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Obte live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obte is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria Obte occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

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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