Okobama Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okobama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okobama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Okobama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okobama occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Okobama.

How Common Is The Last Name Okobama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okobama reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Okobama is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Okobama is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okubama86213/
Okabama861/
Okoboma861/
Okobema861/
Okobouma801/
Okhubama801/
Okaboma716/
Okuboma712/
Ukabama711/
Okubami711/
Akebama711/
Okabuoma6714/
Okabouma673/
Ekoubouma631/
Okhobomeh631/
Akobome572/
Ukobome571/
Akavama571/
Akabema571/
Akobomi571/
Eukubami533/
Okabomoi531/
Akuibami531/
Ukubamije5024/

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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 Okobama
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis