Obinna Forename

5,516th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 190,040 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obinna Forename User-submission:

Obinna is a very common Igbo name in Southern Nigeria. It is often given to the first sons. It comes from the words obi, meaning 'heart', and nna, meaning 'father'. Obinna then means 'heart of the father' and can be interpreted to mean 'what the father desires'.

Obinna Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
186,2651:953154
Ghana
100%
1,1241:24,0091,692
United States
100%
7211:502,82513,240
England
83%
 
6041:92,0583,578
Poland-5181:73,4111,760
Togo-3301:21,9373,753
South Africa
93%
 
521:1,048,70539,315
Scotland
79%
 
491:109,1912,512
Canada-461:720,29116,446
Brazil-431:4,982,23677,986
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Wales
100%
231:134,5352,882
Sweden
100%
161:616,11914,675
Senegal-131:1,121,6439,904
Qatar
100%
131:182,27721,851
Malaysia
95%
 
131:2,342,30365,302
India
100%
131:93,452,1521,297,197
Iceland-131:28,1551,788
Taiwan-121:1,980,80751,381
United Arab Emirates-121:595,99919,549
Burkina Faso
100%
101:1,837,94741,704
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
Thailand
100%
91:7,785,090119,233
China-81:170,756,97372,230
Germany
100%
71:13,811,12541,547
Belize
100%
51:70,8624,575
Norway
100%
51:1,026,46614,100
Liberia
100%
51:882,41221,482
Ukraine-41:11,374,97714,813
South Korea-41:1,386,10520,690
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Philippines-31:35,336,492343,681
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Algeria-31:12,725,57318,455
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Finland
100%
31:1,827,72814,078
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Singapore
100%
11:6,287,05439,645
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604

Obinna (35,906) may also be a surname.

Obinna Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Obinna is a very common Igbo name in Southern Nigeria. It is often given to the first sons. It comes from the words obi, meaning 'heart', and nna, meaning 'father'. Obinna then means 'heart of the father' and can be interpreted to mean 'what the father desires'.

- gcey2k

Obinna Forename Popularity

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Obinnap922/
Obinnai921/
Obinnaa921/
Obnna9141/
Obinnaya86433/
Obinne8355/
Abinna8335/
Ebinna8317/
Obimna839/
Obenna836/
Obynna835/
Obinno834/
Obinni832/
Owinna831/
Obinny831/
Obinnh831/
Oibnna831/
Gobnna831/
Obna8020/
Hebinna775/
Gobenna774/
Abionna773/
Obnnaya772/
Obienne772/
Aobiana771/
Ebinnah771/
Gabinna771/
Habinna771/
Abginna771/
Abinnad771/
Abinnah771/
Abinnas771/
Hobenna771/
Obennai771/
Obinner771/
Gobna7381/
Abnna739/
Hobna736/
Ovnna734/
Ebnna734/
Ownna732/
Obnny732/
Obnai732/
Obnah731/
Obnne731/
Oivna731/
Obnea731/
Haebinna718/
Abinnath714/
Houwinna711/
Abinnaya711/
Ashbinna711/
Gubinnha711/
Obenne67409/
Owenna6733/
Awinna6716/
Abenna6715/
Abnnah677/
Abinni673/
Ebenna673/
Obenny673/
Obynno672/
Obnash672/
Abinny672/
Habnna672/
Gobhna671/
Ebynna671/
Goubna671/
Abynna671/
Abhnna671/
Abnnna671/
Abimna671/
Abinne671/
Abinnj671/
Abinno671/
Oibena671/
Obneas671/
Hebnna671/

Obinna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obinna in the Russian language
Обиннаobinna-

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