Obten Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Obten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
Obten (10) may also be a first name.
Obten Demographics
Average Obten Salary in
United States
$55,825 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obten occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obten? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Obten live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name globally, borne by 10 people.
Obten is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Obten is most numerous in: Cross River, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Marshall Islands, where 12 percent reside.
Obten Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Obten surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Obten earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.38% more than the national average, earning $55,825 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obteng | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obtien | 91 | 1 | / |
| Often | 80 | 271 | / |
| Owten | 80 | 79 | / |
| Opten | 80 | 48 | / |
| Abten | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ovten | 80 | 10 | / |
| Obtin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ebten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obtina | 73 | 487 | / |
| Hoften | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gabten | 73 | 7 | / |
| Howten | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hubten | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hovten | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oftten | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobtin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hopten | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goften | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hofften | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abtheen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebtn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Optienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howtten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hooften | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Obten
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis