Obun Surname
Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname
Obun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 939 | 1:188,650 | 11,449 |
| Cameroon | 106 | 1:195,935 | 20,315 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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 more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Obun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 328,333rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,449,156 people. The last name Obun is mostly found 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 occurring first name worldwide, held by 161 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 939 people, or 1 in 188,650. In Nigeria Obun is mostly found in: Cross River, where 83 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Adamawa, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obun in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबून | obuna | - |
| Obun in the Russian language | ||
| Обун | obun | - |
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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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