Obed Forename
7,260th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 144,307 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana
Obed Forename Definition:
O'-bed, a servant, a workman. 1. The son of Boaz and Ruth, father of Jesse, and grandfather of David. Ruth iv. 17. 2. The son of Ephlal, and father of Jehu, of the tribe of Judah. 1 Chron. ii. 37.
Obed Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 100% | 33,992 | 1:794 | 182 |
| Uganda | 99% | 14,407 | 1:2,843 | 389 |
| Mexico | 99% | 12,756 | 1:9,732 | 859 |
| South Africa | 100% | 10,010 | 1:5,448 | 1,034 |
| Kenya | 100% | 8,530 | 1:5,429 | 834 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 8,085 | 1:21,962 | 2,173 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 7,724 | 1:6,834 | 1,021 |
| Zambia | - | 7,562 | 1:2,097 | 384 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 6,285 | 1:1,809 | 394 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 3,936 | 1:65,540 | 7,930 |
| Congo | 93% | 3,883 | 1:1,290 | 215 |
| United States | 100% | 2,879 | 1:125,925 | 5,210 |
| DR Congo | 97% | 2,116 | 1:34,890 | 2,499 |
| Colombia | 99% | 1,975 | 1:24,192 | 1,546 |
| India | 100% | 1,916 | 1:634,070 | 47,604 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 1,738 | 1:8,874 | 1,225 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,460 | 1:11,721 | 1,242 |
| Honduras | 100% | 1,156 | 1:7,628 | 858 |
| Peru | 99% | 1,080 | 1:29,437 | 1,961 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1,021 | 1:15,777 | 1,072 |
| Chad | 92% | 865 | 1:15,721 | 2,494 |
| Haiti | 100% | 856 | 1:12,531 | 1,243 |
| El Salvador | - | 602 | 1:10,535 | 762 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 581 | 1:37,195 | 2,677 |
| Togo | - | 577 | 1:12,546 | 1,699 |
| Israel | 100% | 575 | 1:14,614 | 1,585 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 534 | 1:56,558 | 3,184 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 525 | 1:58,691 | 6,867 |
| Brazil | 100% | 523 | 1:409,629 | 14,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 488 | 1:16,706 | 1,661 |
| Botswana | 100% | 406 | 1:5,380 | 892 |
| Mali | 100% | 387 | 1:43,870 | 2,498 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 368 | 1:1,579 | 294 |
| Namibia | - | 355 | 1:6,772 | 924 |
| Philippines | 99% | 351 | 1:302,021 | 11,799 |
| Benin | 100% | 330 | 1:32,048 | 2,938 |
| Nicaragua | 97% | 317 | 1:18,985 | 1,481 |
| Egypt | 96% | 282 | 1:325,890 | 10,093 |
| Swaziland | - | 282 | 1:4,611 | 838 |
| Panama | 100% | 250 | 1:15,626 | 1,722 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 204 | 1:51,134 | 3,395 |
| Liberia | 97% | 191 | 1:23,100 | 1,555 |
| Costa Rica | 98% | 186 | 1:25,634 | 1,561 |
| Somalia | - | 160 | 1:84,537 | 3,429 |
| Vanuatu | - | 159 | 1:1,646 | 442 |
| England | 100% | 140 | 1:397,164 | 9,164 |
| Chile | 94% | 132 | 1:133,388 | 2,973 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 120 | 1:29,586 | 1,090 |
| Ivory Coast | 98% | 114 | 1:202,420 | 10,069 |
| Canada | 100% | 101 | 1:328,053 | 10,174 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 89 | 1:2,183,794 | 28,905 |
| Yemen | - | 62 | 1:424,141 | 2,234 |
| Romania | - | 50 | 1:401,040 | 11,505 |
| Spain | 100% | 49 | 1:949,591 | 8,505 |
| Jamaica | - | 46 | 1:62,679 | 3,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 94% | 40 | 1:459,487 | 16,070 |
| Ecuador | - | 38 | 1:466,498 | 5,173 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 37 | 1:55,135 | 5,648 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 36 | 1:469,502 | 11,829 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 30 | 1:1,014,998 | 35,717 |
| Mozambique | - | 25 | 1:1,089,734 | 1,713 |
| Oman | 100% | 24 | 1:171,194 | 3,161 |
| Argentina | 63% | 22 | 1:1,944,238 | 7,405 |
| Germany | 95% | 22 | 1:4,394,449 | 18,771 |
| Belize | 100% | 19 | 1:18,648 | 2,166 |
| Iraq | - | 19 | 1:1,843,045 | 11,423 |
| Sudan | - | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 16 | 1:1,485,605 | 45,572 |
| Australia | - | 12 | 1:1,138,135 | 12,831 |
| Cuba | - | 12 | 1:958,879 | 3,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Bolivia | - | 11 | 1:963,764 | 3,282 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Fiji | - | 9 | 1:99,153 | 1,900 |
| Gabon | - | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Russia | 100% | 8 | 1:18,029,213 | 55,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 8 | 1:170,177 | 9,829 |
| France | 100% | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Iceland | - | 7 | 1:52,288 | 2,981 |
| Norway | 100% | 7 | 1:733,190 | 11,461 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Italy | 90% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Syria | - | 3 | 1:6,435,358 | 7,086 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Mauritania | 50% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Nauru | 50% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Obèd (6) & Obéd (1) are calculated separately.
Obed (30,115) may also be a surname.
Obed Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
O'-bed, a servant, a workman. 1. The son of Boaz and Ruth, father of Jesse, and grandfather of David. Ruth iv. 17. 2. The son of Ephlal, and father of Jehu, of the tribe of Judah. 1 Chron. ii. 37.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: serving.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: Serving: worshiping.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Obed Forename Popularity
Obed Demographics
Obed Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 260 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obèd | 92 | 6 | / |
| Obéd | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obeid | 89 | 7,456 | / |
| Hobed | 89 | 195 | / |
| Obeed | 89 | 126 | / |
| Obied | 89 | 101 | / |
| Obedt | 89 | 39 | / |
| Gobed | 89 | 39 | / |
| Obedh | 89 | 37 | / |
| Obead | 89 | 24 | / |
| Oubed | 89 | 19 | / |
| Obetd | 89 | 19 | / |
| Obedd | 89 | 15 | / |
| Obeyd | 89 | 13 | / |
| Osbed | 89 | 9 | / |
| Obhed | 89 | 9 | / |
| Obeds | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ohbed | 89 | 7 | / |
| Oobed | 89 | 5 | / |
| Obehd | 89 | 3 | / |
| Obedp | 89 | 2 | / |
| Obeud | 89 | 1 | / |
| O'Bed | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obedz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obe | 86 | 2,209 | / |
| Obeidh | 80 | 199 | / |
| Oubeid | 80 | 66 | / |
| Oubeïd | 80 | 14 | / |
| Obedth | 80 | 10 | / |
| Houbed | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oubeyd | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hobedt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gobedh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oebeid | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oubedh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubeed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoybed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobedd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobeid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobied | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obeadh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obehed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobeds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abed | 75 | 124,941 | / |
| Obid | 75 | 17,741 | / |
| Obet | 75 | 12,977 | / |
| Ubed | 75 | 6,841 | / |
| Obey | 75 | 5,556 | / |
| Obie | 75 | 4,250 | / |
| Gobe | 75 | 3,978 | / |
| Ober | 75 | 3,948 | / |
| Oved | 75 | 2,334 | / |
| Hobe | 75 | 1,117 | / |
| Ebed | 75 | 899 | / |
| Obeh | 75 | 375 | / |
| Obes | 75 | 348 | / |
| Obea | 75 | 234 | / |
| Obei | 75 | 181 | / |
| Obee | 75 | 93 | / |
| Oibe | 75 | 78 | / |
| Obep | 75 | 36 | / |
| Owed | 75 | 21 | / |
| Oube | 75 | 21 | / |
| Oobe | 75 | 19 | / |
| Osbe | 75 | 15 | / |
| Obeu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Obhe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Obyd | 75 | 10 | / |
| Obej | 75 | 7 | / |
| Obez | 75 | 7 | / |
| Obge | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ohbe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Obje | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uobe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oybe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hobhedd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaid | 67 | 179,115 | / |
| Abeid | 67 | 14,703 | / |
| Aoued | 67 | 6,719 | / |
| Obeth | 67 | 3,898 | / |
| Abeed | 67 | 3,876 | / |
| Hober | 67 | 967 | / |
| Aabed | 67 | 848 | / |
| Hobie | 67 | 522 | / |
| Osber | 67 | 448 | / |
| Goube | 67 | 425 | / |
| Ebeid | 67 | 407 | / |
| Gobid | 67 | 363 | / |
| Gobey | 67 | 357 | / |
| Ebied | 67 | 352 | / |
| Oweid | 67 | 307 | / |
| Ebeed | 67 | 263 | / |
| Obite | 67 | 237 | / |
| Ubeyd | 67 | 220 | / |
| Aubed | 67 | 199 | / |
| Obete | 67 | 160 | / |
| Ebead | 67 | 160 | / |
| Abhed | 67 | 153 | / |
| Habed | 67 | 138 | / |
| Abied | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ubeid | 67 | 122 | / |
| Hobey | 67 | 95 | / |
| Hotbe | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ubeed | 67 | 89 | / |
| Abead | 67 | 87 | / |
| Hobet | 67 | 87 | / |
| Obesh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Obiet | 67 | 82 | / |
| Asbed | 67 | 79 | / |
| Obett | 67 | 73 | / |
| Gabed | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gobet | 67 | 51 | / |
| Abedh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Osbet | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ubhed | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ubead | 67 | 38 | / |
| Osbey | 67 | 32 | / |
| Obije | 67 | 30 | / |
| Owhed | 67 | 28 | / |
| Obayd | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hoved | 67 | 26 | / |
| Obhet | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ovied | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hubed | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gobee | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hoube | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ubedh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oubie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gobei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Obeys | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obeht | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gobea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obest | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goibe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oiber | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ubied | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ubejd | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abeud | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abeyd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ahbed | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hebed | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obiey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goved | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oubid | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ovedt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gubed | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obeat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oubei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ouber | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oobie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gobhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abeïd | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hoibe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obeis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hobee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obihe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oubey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abedd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Howed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oyber | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obets | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obhie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohbet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Osved | 67 | 5 | / |
| Otber | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oveed | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abedt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abedz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hobei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoobe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obeer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovetd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovedh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oveid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ooved | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obher | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obieh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obeas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oabda | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubeud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osbee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osbid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovead | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovedd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ousbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebedt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebeïd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eubed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oubee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uober | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oweds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oibes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oisbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obe'e | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obhee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owied | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oybes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oswed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebeud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebedh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abeds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obess | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obeit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oboid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uobid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebedd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubetd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uubed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oysbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Übeyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hóbed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoybe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Bie | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'bee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obajd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Bet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebetd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abesd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebhed | 67 | 1 | / |
Obed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obed in the Russian language | ||
| Обед | obed | - |
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