Al Obaidah Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Obaidah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Obaidah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1791:147,6277,402
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Palestine81:568,60613,348
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Obaidah (38) may also be a first name.

Al Obaidah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Obaidah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al Obaidah is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Obaidah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al Obaidah is the 1,168,344th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Obaidah are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 38 people.

It is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 147,627. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Abyan Governorate, where 57 percent are found, Hadramaut Governorate, where 39 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Beside Yemen this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent are found and Palestine, where 4 percent are found.

Al Obaidah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Al Obaidah last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Al Obaidah
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