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 has its highest incidence in Japan. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Obuki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obuki is the 275,902nd most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,183,176 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Obuki reside; 84 percent reside in East Asia and 84 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 1,178 people, or 1 in 108,527. In Japan Obuki is most numerous in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 21 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 18 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent live. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Obuki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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