Obuk Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2091:186,79115,356
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

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

The surname Obuk (Russian: Обук) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obuk is the 970,883rd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Obuk reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obuk is also the 998,282nd most widespread forename worldwide, held by 91 people.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 186,791. In Uganda it is most common in: Lamwo District, where 73 percent live, Alebtong District, where 8 percent live and Amuria District, where 5 percent live. Apart from Uganda Obuk exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obukh891,465/
Obuke89580/
Obuck89135/
Gobuk8983/
Obouk893/
Obusk891/
Hobuk890/
O'Buck8027/
Obouke8014/
Obuike8014/
Oebuck801/
Obukhe801/
Oubouk801/
Hobauk800/
Abuk7515,289/
Obok752,433/
Ebuk751,183/
Ubuk75127/
Obuc753/
Obug753/
Hosbouk7317/
Oubuike735/
Obukova731/
Houbouk731/
Oubouke731/
Oboutke731/
Ohbuike731/
Hosbuck730/
Obukhova6725,873/
Abuke67578/
Abouk67126/
Habuk6756/
Gubuk6749/
Abuck6742/
Gabuk6734/
Avouk6732/
Obock6722/
Hobok6711/
Onpuk679/
Abukh677/
Obugh676/
Abuik676/
Hubuk675/
Abusk674/
Abauk674/
Ompuk673/
Obook672/
Obaug672/
Ubuke671/
Hebuk671/
Hobug671/
Ebeuk671/
Abeuk671/
Ubukh671/
Obokk671/
Ouchbouk671/
Oubuc670/
Ubuck670/
Ebuck670/

Obuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obuk in the Russian language
Обукobuk-

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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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