Obz Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Obz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Obz (11) may also be a first name.

Obz Last Name Facts

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

Obz is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Obz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Obz live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 11 people.

Obz is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Bangkok, where 25 percent live, Chonburi Province, where 25 percent live and Phatthalung Province, where 25 percent live. Barring Thailand this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obzx863/
Ohbz862/
Obzp862/
Hobz862/
Obtz862/
Obrz861/
Obzt861/
Obzc861/
Obxz861/
Osbz861/
Ob801,938/
Hobtz753/
Gobtz751/
Oibrz751/
Hobzt750/
Oebtz750/
Hob672,541/
Otb671,249/
Gob671,060/
Oib67521/
Oub67488/
Abz67426/
Uob67193/
Obs67174/
Obh6766/
Obt6733/
Osb6728/
Obc6725/
Obzova6720/
Obj6719/
Oob6713/
Owz6711/
Ohb6711/
Ubz6710/
Opz679/
Obd677/
Ojb676/
Obp675/
Ovz674/
Ebz674/
Ozp673/
Obx673/
Ofz673/
Oyb672/
Obå671/

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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 Obz
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