Abu Obaid Surname

113,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Abu Obaid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Obaid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine4,0761:1,116183
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Abu Obaid (22) may also be a first name.

Abu Obaid Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abu Obaid Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abu Obaid occurs in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abu Obaid.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Obaid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,218th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,783,104 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Obaid live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant. Abu Obaid is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name in the world, held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Palestine, where it is borne by 4,076 people, or 1 in 1,116. In Palestine it is most frequent in: Jenin Governorate, where 24 percent live, Rafah Governorate, where 20 percent live and Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 13 percent live. Apart from Palestine this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 0 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Obaid
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