Obughe Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Obughe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Obughe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obughe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obughe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obughe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obughe is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obughe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Obughe is most numerous in: Delta, where 44 percent live, Rivers, where 40 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obuge | 91 | 519 | / |
| Obunge | 83 | 274 | / |
| Obugha | 83 | 28 | / |
| Abughe | 83 | 19 | / |
| Obugeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aboughe | 77 | 307 | / |
| Obougha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Abuighe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oovughe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obuga | 73 | 592 | / |
| Abuge | 73 | 503 | / |
| Oboge | 73 | 54 | / |
| Obugi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Abougher | 71 | 120 | / |
| Aboughey | 71 | 30 | / |
| Hoybuger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Abunge | 67 | 85 | / |
| Habuge | 67 | 54 | / |
| Abugeh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Obogha | 67 | 40 | / |
| Abugha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Obungi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abugheith | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abuuge | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abouge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abuget | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obouga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abugea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboughedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abauge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuge | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obughe
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