Obediah Name Meaning, Origins & Popularity

90,639^th

Most Common

name in the World

Approximately 5,491 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:

Liberia

Highest density in:

Liberia

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Place	Gender	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Liberia	99%	2,928	1:1,507	267
Jamaica	-	942	1:3,061	603
Zimbabwe	99%	736	1:20,956	2,271
Nigeria	97%	556	1:319,360	11,671
United States	100%	228	1:1,590,074	28,709
Canada	-	20	1:1,656,669	26,761
Kenya	100%	17	1:2,723,948	21,409
England	100%	14	1:3,971,637	39,412
South Africa	78%	12	1:4,544,387	99,592
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100%	6	1:18,597	2,290
Trinidad and Tobago	-	4	1:340,355	15,394
Malawi	100%	4	1:4,278,078	13,569
Zambia	-	2	1:7,927,397	45,785
Uganda	100%	2	1:20,478,460	91,660
Saint Lucia	50%	2	1:88,908	5,280
Namibia	-	1	1:2,404,179	16,970
Belgium	-	1	1:11,490,041	43,727
Belize	-	1	1:354,309	7,663
Solomon Islands	-	1	1:580,957	8,641
Philippines	100%	1	1:106,009,477	690,015
Papua New Guinea	100%	1	1:8,152,314	202,620
Brazil	-	1	1:214,236,154	864,335
Denmark	-	1	1:5,649,498	28,429
Cameroon	100%	1	1:21,610,503	119,836
Lebanon	-	1	1:5,627,571	19,299
Bahamas	-	1	1:399,370	4,606
Colombia	-	1	1:47,778,926	95,497
India	100%	1	1:1,214,877,971	4,759,450
Iceland	-	1	1:366,017	7,938
Honduras	-	1	1:8,817,467	33,018
Grenada	100%	1	1:108,125	4,208
Gabon	-	1	1:1,883,336	4,538
Dominica	-	1	1:75,471	1,341

Obediah (1,489) may also be a surname.

Obediah Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Forename	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Obedieah	93	5	/
Obiediah	93	5	/
Obeadiah	93	4	/
Obediaha	93	3	/
Obedia	92	609	/
Obadiah	86	23,443	/
Obidiah	86	251	/
Obedias	86	145	/
Obodiah	86	21	/
Obediat	86	10	/
Hobedia	86	2	/
Obedeah	86	2	/
Abediah	86	2	/
Obaedia	86	1	/
Obiedia	86	1	/
Ebediah	86	1	/
Obedhia	86	1	/
Obediaa	86	1	/
Obediad	86	1	/
Obediaz	86	1	/
Obedioh	86	1	/
Obydiah	86	1	/
Obedyah	86	1	/
Obeadia	86	1	/
Hobedias	80	2	/
Obadiaha	80	2	/
Obeidyah	80	1	/
Obaddiah	80	1	/
Obaidiah	80	1	/
Obadiahh	80	1	/
Obadiaah	80	1	/
Obaadiah	80	1	/
Obidijah	80	1	/
Obeydias	80	1	/
Hobadiah	80	1	/
Obadia	77	19,257	/
Obidia	77	611	/
Obedio	77	190	/
Ovedia	77	93	/
Abedia	77	30	/
Obodia	77	14	/
Ebedia	77	5	/
Obedya	77	5	/
Obedea	77	3	/
Obédia	77	1	/
Obedja	77	1	/
Oubeidiha	75	1	/
Abedias	71	1,078	/
Abadiah	71	117	/
Obidias	71	50	/
Obadyah	71	13	/
Obadiha	71	9	/
Obadiaa	71	6	/
Hobadia	71	6	/
Ebidiah	71	4	/
Abodiah	71	4	/
Abidiah	71	4	/
Obadhia	71	4	/
Hobedio	71	3	/
Ebedija	71	3	/
Obadiay	71	3	/
Hobidia	71	3	/
Eubedia	71	2	/
Hobedya	71	1	/
Ebeidia	71	1	/
Ebodiah	71	1	/
Abediat	71	1	/
Osbidia	71	1	/
Obeadio	71	1	/
Abedija	71	1	/
Obeidio	71	1	/
Obhadia	71	1	/
Obadjah	71	1	/
Obadiea	71	1	/
Obaadia	71	1	/
Obiedio	71	1	/
Obidiha	71	1	/
Obidiea	71	1	/
Obidiay	71	1	/
Obideah	71	1	/
Obhedio	71	1	/
Ohbidia	71	1	/
Abediha	71	1	/
Obadihay	67	3	/
Obadaiia	67	1	/
Abdawiah	67	1	/
Gabeidia	67	1	/
Abadijah	67	1	/

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