Obedience Forename

195,340th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,571 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Obedience Forename Definition:

A Latin name, meaning: Submission: a Puritan name.

Obedience Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
50%
 
8761:202,6998,758
Zimbabwe
91%
 
2081:74,1535,793
South Africa
63%
 
1501:363,55119,289
Malawi
 
67%
1061:161,4377,641
Cameroon
100%
531:407,74514,031
Zambia-471:337,3369,272
Uganda
 
78%
461:890,36816,270
DR Congo
100%
411:1,800,67345,176
India
 
75%
321:37,964,937716,884
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741

Obedience (67) may also be a surname.

Obedience Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Latin name, meaning: Submission: a Puritan name.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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