Obuki Surname

275,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Obuki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,1781:108,5276,343
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
Uganda441:887,25640,445
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obuki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obuki is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obuki is the 275,902nd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,183,176 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Obuki are found; 84 percent are found in East Asia and 84 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 1,178 people, or 1 in 108,527. In Japan Obuki is most frequent in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 21 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Japan Obuki exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Obuki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Obuki last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obukui91680/
Obukit919/
Obukhi915/
Obukyi911/
Obukoi911/
Obukai911/
Gobucki8330/
Obuikui831/
Oboukoi831/
Obuka80881/
Obuke80580/
Abuki80408/
Oboki8063/
Ebuki8040/
Ovuki801/
Obuchi736,492/
Habuki73586/
Obouka73374/
Obueke73110/
Abukui73109/
Abouki7371/
Abucki7369/
Abukai7315/
Obouke7314/
Obuike7314/
Obukee7312/
Obieki7311/
Obokie7310/
Abukei732/
Obocki732/
Avouki731/
Abukie731/
Ubukei731/
Obokui731/
Obukhe731/
Abukii731/
Abukyi731/
Ebukai731/
Ebukui731/
Obhuka731/
Obokhai6798/
Aboukoi6728/
Aïbouki6720/
Habucki6713/
Ohbuchi6712/
Avoukai6711/
Obuekee679/
Oubouka676/
Oubuike675/
Oboucka674/
Hobocki674/
Oybuchi674/
Oebukuy673/
Hubucki672/
Aboukai672/
Abouski671/
Hobokai671/
Abushki671/
Abukhui671/
Oubouke671/
Aboukei671/
Abukhai671/
Abukhit671/
Obukaya671/
Oboutke671/
Ohbuike671/
Obuskey670/

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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 Obuki
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