Obuong Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obuong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3821:120,89010,105
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Obuong (17) may also be a first name.

Obuong Last Name Facts

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

Obuong occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obuong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 739,868th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obuong reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 120,890. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 42 percent live, Siaya County, where 37 percent live and Kisumu County, where 18 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.

Obuong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Obuong earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obong9121,292/
Obuon91257/
Gobong83103/
Obwong8322/
Obongh8320/
Ouwong8314/
Oboung837/
Hobong836/
Oboong832/
Abuong832/
Oibong832/
Osbong831/
Obongk831/
Obuone831/
Obon'g831/
Obbong831/
Ojbong831/
Uobong831/
Oubong831/
Oybong831/
Oobong831/
Obon802,524/
Gohuong7710/
Oboseng773/
Goibong772/
Obongue772/
Ounpong772/
Obosing771/
Houbong771/
Hosbong771/
Obongne771/
Oboteng771/
Goubong771/
Ebong7343,143/
Obang7342,317/
Abong7316,585/
Obone739,244/
Ubong738,070/
Osbon731,452/
Owong73342/
Oboun73295/
Obwon73253/
Abuon73138/
Hobon73110/
Oybon7394/
Obuan7335/
Ovuon7331/
Gobon7317/
Otbon7316/
Obaun7316/
Oboon7315/
Ovong7311/
Obond738/
Opuon737/
Obomg735/
Obotn734/
Oboin733/
Uvong732/
Oibon732/
Obuom732/
Oubon732/
Obonn731/
Obonh731/
Obonc731/
Ovbon731/
Obbon731/
Obohn731/
Ébong731/
Obont731/
Ompong671,324/
Ojuang67851/
Gobang67691/
Umpong67559/
Obogne67535/
Gabong67416/
Howong67190/
Goubon67163/
Osuang67123/
Hebong6777/
Osbond6769/
Obosin6761/
Auwong6754/
Abuang6749/
Hobang6746/
Habong6743/
Gubong6741/
Ouwang6737/
Ebuang6736/
Ubbong6734/
Osbone6731/
Eboung6730/
Obotin6729/
Abuone6727/
Obwang6725/
Abbong6721/
Obboon6717/
Aboung6715/
Hosbon6714/
Abwong6714/
O'Wong6713/
Unpong6712/
Obonne6712/
Otbang6712/
Hubong6711/
Eboong678/
Ebonng677/
Avoung677/
Onpong677/
Obotyn676/
Abuonk675/
Abaung675/
Houvon675/
Abongs675/
Ouboun674/
Ubongg674/
Ubongp674/
Ubonng674/
Oyuang674/
Asuong674/
Hobosn673/
Ubongs673/
Awoung673/
Asbong673/
Oboone672/
Hobohn672/
Ebeung672/
Ubonhg672/
Uboong672/
Ebwong672/
O'Bond672/
Oboune672/
Obwoon672/
Ahbong672/
Hobbon671/
Ovoung671/
Eubong671/
Goboun671/
Goibon671/
Ubhong671/
Oboine671/
Oboten671/
Otbuan671/
Eebong671/
Hoboun671/
Opwong671/
Othbon671/
Obuane671/
O'Bang671/
O'Buan671/
Goboin671/
Gohbon671/
Abongt671/
Abeung671/
Ebongg671/
Ebhong671/
Ooboun671/
Aebong671/
Obhone671/
Ebongh671/
Uubong671/
Oswong671/
Ounpon671/
Oubaun671/
Uowong671/
Abuonq671/
Huvong671/
Osbonn670/
Osboin670/
Osboon670/
Hochboing670/
Osboyn670/
Oshbon670/
Hobaun670/
Ossbon670/
Ousbon670/
Osbotn670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obuong
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