Obuge Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obuge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3991:97,8439,896
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Obuge Last Name Facts

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

Obuge occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 599,225th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obuge reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Obuge is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 97,843. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Pallisa District, where 88 percent reside, Serere District, where 6 percent reside and Buyende District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Obuge Last Name Statistics demography

Obuge earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Obugeh911/
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Obuga80592/
Abuge80503/
Obuse80328/
Obuje80215/
Oboge8054/
Obuce8040/
Obugi8023/
Ebuge8012/
Owuge808/
Obuze805/
Hoybuger770/
Obuseh731,428/
Abunge7385/
Habuge7354/
Abugeh7349/
Ubughe7339/
Obugha7328/
Obuche7322/
Abughe7319/
Ovughe7311/
Obungi7311/
Obusez738/
Abuuge737/
Abouge734/
Obuhse733/
Obujje733/
Obusie733/
Obuzie733/
Obujeh733/
Obouga732/
Obudje732/
Abuget732/
Abuger732/
Owhuge731/
Abugea731/
Abuege731/
Ehbuge731/
Obukhe731/
Obuzee731/
Ebuege731/
Ebouge731/
Ubunge731/
Ovunge731/
Obusea731/
Obuseu731/
Gabuge731/
Obuzeh731/
Abauge731/
Aboughe67307/
Awougue6746/
Obungai6742/
Oboudje6724/
Abungie6721/
Obusehz6711/
Obougha6711/
Obuches679/
Abuighe672/
Abouger671/
Obhogie671/
Oovughe671/
Obouseh671/
Obuchie671/
Oswugye671/
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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 Obuge
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