Obun Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Obun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9391:188,65011,449
Cameroon1061:195,93520,315
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Obun (161) may also be a first name.

Obun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obun (Hindi: ओबून, Russian: Обун) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obun.

How Common Is The Last Name Obun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obun is the 328,333rd most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 6,449,156 people. The last name Obun occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Obun are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obun is also the 722,635th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 161 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 939 people, or 1 in 188,650. In Nigeria Obun is primarily found in: Cross River, where 83 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside and Adamawa, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obune89684/
Osbun89509/
Obuin89431/
Oboun89295/
Obung89176/
Gobun8921/
Obaun8916/
Obund891/
Hobun890/
Obunne8098/
Oboung807/
Ouboun804/
Hoybun804/
Gobuin803/
Oboune802/
Obusen802/
Hobung801/
Goboun801/
Obeune801/
Hoboun801/
Obugne801/
Obusin801/
O'Bunn801/
Ooboun801/
Oshbun801/
Oubaun801/
Hobaun800/
Abun752,837/
Obon752,524/
Ebun752,129/
Obum751,493/
Ubun75191/
Owun7548/
Obón7523/
Ovun7513/
Obuseng73980/
Osboune736/
Obuchin731/
Houboun731/
Obuhyna731/
Hoboune730/
Abune675,206/
Abuin673,103/
Abung671,689/
Asbun67918/
Ovung67557/
Gabun67428/
Ubung67311/
Habun67237/
Abuun67228/
Aboun67153/
Utbun67131/
Hobon67110/
Oybon6794/
Atbun6735/
Abuín6732/
Ahbun6727/
Hubun6722/
Abunc6720/
Osbum6720/
Onpun6716/
Oboon6715/
Abaun6712/
Owune6712/
Howun6711/
Abund6711/
Hebun679/
Ubuun677/
Hobunova676/
Aabun675/
Avoun675/
Uboun674/
Ebeun673/
Hovun673/
Awoun673/
Abhun673/
Abeun673/
Oboum673/
Houboune673/
Ubeun673/
Aubun672/
Hochbaun672/
Oveun672/
Oibon672/
Ovoun672/
Ompun672/
Abunn672/
Oubon672/
Otbum671/
Hobum671/
Ebuhn671/
Gubun671/
Govun671/
Uovun671/
Ovund671/
Obonn671/
Obonh671/
Abumn671/
Uybun671/
Aebun671/
Ebuin671/
Ohwun671/
Ovune671/
Obaum671/
Abutn671/

Obun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obun in the Hindi language
ओबूनobuna-
Obun in the Russian language
Обунobun-

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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 Obun
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