Omobo Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7481:236,82213,781
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Omobo (122) may also be a first name.

Omobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omobo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omobo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omobo is the 434,076th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. Omobo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omobo reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omobo is also the 844,248th most frequently used first name globally, held by 122 people.

The last name Omobo is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 748 people, or 1 in 236,822. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 36 percent are found, Ekiti, where 17 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Omobo is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Omobo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Omobo last name is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoboh91213/
Omobot9129/
Omoubo916/
Omoibo915/
Omoebo913/
Omoboy912/
Omobho911/
Omuobo911/
Oumobo911/
Omoeboh834/
Omoboys832/
Omoiboh831/
Omoba801,409/
Omubo801,275/
Omovo80375/
Omowo80323/
Omebo80193/
Omabo80161/
Amobo8017/
Emobo8011/
Umobo809/
Omoowo731,213/
Omooba73532/
Omohwo73323/
Emuobo73148/
Omowho7389/
Omoowa7367/
Omovoh7333/
Omobah7325/
Amobho7323/
Omeboh7319/
Omowoh7316/
Omovuo7313/
Umobot738/
Gomoba737/
Omaebo734/
Omaboh734/
Emoebo734/
Amoubo733/
Oumabo733/
Gomabo733/
Homovo732/
Osmowo732/
Omompo732/
Amoboi731/
Omowoo731/
Gamobo731/
Oumebo731/
Homabo731/
Omoiba731/
Omuubo731/
Omuovo731/
Omuoba731/
Omoova731/
Omoboyowa71257/
Omobhoije711/
Goumoubou711/
Homawoo672,582/
Oumabou6719/
Omoobah676/
Omeeboh675/
Amoubou672/
Omgoiba672/
Homeboy672/
Homaboh671/
Umoobot671/
Emoiboh671/
Omuowho671/
Hamobos671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Omobo
  • 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