Obeng is used as a family name or surname in Ghana. It is 5 characters long in length.

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

How popular is Obeng?

Obeng is common in Ghana.

Obeng is ranked 4493 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Obengs grew by 168.942 per cent to 788 since 2000 and ranked 29822 after elevating 33810 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 96.45 93.86
White 1.78 0
Others 0.76 4.78
Obeng is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ghana which signifies that it is originated from Ghana. Around 120971 people have been found who wears Obeng as their family name. Obeng is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,318 China8
318,252 Ukraine6
615,517 Russia6
23,739 Nigeria5
3,259 Ivory Coast5
2,935 Angola3
3,949 Botswana3
10,284 Kuwait2
21,529 Singapore2
11,224 Cameroon2
5,217 Zambia2
20,186 Kenya2
14,004 Hungary2
1,136 Mali2
5,859 Mauritius2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
30,360 Thailand1
18,969 Wales1
13,447 Uganda1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
408 Åland1
2,196 Liberia1
38,830 Morocco1
5,872 Namibia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
9,591 Panama1
21,562 Portugal1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
1,005 The Gambia1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,591 Belgium37
8,720 Qatar29
32,811 Sweden29
1,378 Iceland29
67,388 Australia26
20,233 Denmark25
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
28,061 Spain92
104,308 France86
8,986 Norway85
29,959 Netherlands80
9,536 Finland72
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Obeng:
6,626 Egypt919
32,638 United States892
23,918 Germany437
16,752 South Africa365
32,422 Italy280
38,585 Indonesia255
17,294 Canada211
10,151 Malaysia177
Countries with thousands of Obeng:
6,246 England1,124
Countries with hundred thousands of Obeng:
18 Ghana115,584
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Obeng Namesakes

  • Akua Obeng-Frimpong, Film producer
  • Curtis Obeng, Soccer player
  • Kwame Obeng Darko, Soccer player
  • Glorida Obeng-Agyapong, Stephen Obeng-Agyapong's mother
  • Kingsley Obeng, Musical Artist
  • Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng, Musical Artist
  • Kwame Obeng Darko, Soccer player
  • Letitia E. Obeng, Author
  • Paul Victor Obeng, Politician
  • Cecilia Sem Obeng, Author

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