Obuk Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Obuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 209 | 1:186,791 | 15,356 |
| Turkey | 21 | 1:3,705,782 | 95,296 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Obuk (91) may also be a first name.
Obuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obuk (Russian: Обук) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuk? popularity and diffusion
Obuk is the 970,883rd most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Obuk live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obuk is also the 998,282nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 91 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 186,791. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Lamwo District, where 73 percent reside, Alebtong District, where 8 percent reside and Amuria District, where 5 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obukh | 89 | 1,465 | / |
| Obuke | 89 | 580 | / |
| Obuck | 89 | 135 | / |
| Gobuk | 89 | 83 | / |
| Obouk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Obusk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hobuk | 89 | 0 | / |
| O'Buck | 80 | 27 | / |
| Obouke | 80 | 14 | / |
| Obuike | 80 | 14 | / |
| Oebuck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obukhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubouk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobauk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Abuk | 75 | 15,289 | / |
| Obok | 75 | 2,433 | / |
| Ebuk | 75 | 1,183 | / |
| Ubuk | 75 | 127 | / |
| Obuc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Obug | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hosbouk | 73 | 17 | / |
| Oubuike | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obukova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houbouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubouke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboutke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohbuike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hosbuck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Obukhova | 67 | 25,873 | / |
| Abuke | 67 | 578 | / |
| Abouk | 67 | 126 | / |
| Habuk | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gubuk | 67 | 49 | / |
| Abuck | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gabuk | 67 | 34 | / |
| Avouk | 67 | 32 | / |
| Obock | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hobok | 67 | 11 | / |
| Onpuk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abukh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obugh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abuik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hubuk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abusk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abauk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ompuk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obook | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubuke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebeuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obokk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouchbouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubuc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ubuck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ebuck | 67 | 0 | / |
Obuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obuk in the Russian language | ||
| Обук | obuk | - |
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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 Obuk
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