Obata is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Obata
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Obata

How popular is Obata?

Obata is common in Japan.

Obata is ranked 10818 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Obatas grew by 18.75 per cent to 266 since 2000 and ranked 73005 after elevating 6110 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 77.82 81.25
Black 10.15 6.7
Others 5.26 6.25
White 4.89 4.91
Hispanic or Latino 1.88 0
Obata is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 49612 people have been found who wears Obata as their family name. Obata is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
567,967 Indonesia6
46,707 New Zealand5
90,215 Germany3
14,054 China3
219,873 France2
124,220 Italy2
147,165 Czech Republic2
897,276 Russia1
123,175 Tanzania1
30,360 Thailand1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
7,292 Vietnam1
13,447 Uganda1
53,505 Turkey1
81,201 Switzerland1
624 Solomon Islands1
40,340 Malaysia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
17,236 Ghana1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
11,685 Singapore24
52,530 Belgium22
80,121 Australia20
144,062 Canada16
Countries with hundreds of Obata:
83,504 United States282
Countries with thousands of Obata:
5,897 Nigeria3,974
13,054 Brazil1,033
Countries with ten thousands of Obata:
410 Japan44,157
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Obata Namesakes

  • Takeshi Obata, Manga artist
  • Gyo Obata, Architect
  • Saori Obata, Tennis player
  • Fumio Obata, Film director
  • Hideyoshi Obata, Military Commander
  • Kiku Obata, Architect
  • Kinuko Obata, Actress
  • Takeshi Obata, Manga artist
  • Liana Obata, Film Art Director
  • Masashi Obata, Soccer player

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