Obugi Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Obugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Obugi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obugi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obugi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obugi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obugi live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Obugi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 76 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Cross River, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obungi9111/
Obungai8342/
Obuga80592/
Obuge80519/
Obuji80285/
Obusi80204/
Abugi80108/
Obogi8023/
Obuzi804/
Ovugi802/
Obuci801/
Obuchi736,492/
Obunge73274/
Obausi7373/
Abungi7348/
Obogai7336/
Obugha7328/
Obuisi7327/
Obughe7326/
Ubungi7313/
Obuusi736/
Gobuzi735/
Obukhi735/
Obousi734/
Oboogi733/
Abugui733/
Obusie733/
Obuzie733/
Obusyi732/
Abugai732/
Obusai732/
Obouga732/
Gabugi732/
Awougi731/
Obuzoi731/
Ovungi731/
Abugis731/
Obujji731/
Obugeh731/
Obuzzi731/
Abougit67109/
Abungie6721/
Ohbuchi6712/
Obougha6711/
Gobuzzi6710/
Obausyi679/
Abougui675/
Oybuchi674/
Oubouzi674/
Ebughai673/
Oboghai672/
Abugith672/
Avougai672/
Obhogie671/
Obguchi671/
Houvogi671/
Ebueghi671/
Abungai671/
Owuggai671/
Avougoi671/
Ojbuege671/
Abuigui671/
Obuchie671/
Gabuggi671/
Oubouga671/
Obudjai671/
Ouwogui671/

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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 Obugi
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