Obuks Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Obuks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia431:47,6757,247
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obuks (18) may also be a first name.

Obuks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obuks (Russian: Обукс) occurs most in Latvia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obuks is the 2,091,648th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Obuks is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Obuks live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in Baltic Europe. Obuks is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Obuks is most numerous in Latvia, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 47,675. In Latvia Obuks is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 79 percent live, Latgale, where 12 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 7 percent live. Other than Latvia Obuks occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abuks80140/
Oboks802/
Obukx801/
Abouks739/
Ouboks731/
Abuksh731/
Eubauks670/
Uboks605/
Aboks604/
Abucs601/
Gobaux5566/
Goubaux5051/
Obuxova5023/
Houbaux5018/
Gouboux500/

Obuks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obuks in the Russian language
Обуксobuks-

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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 Obuks
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