Obadaya Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Obadaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Obadaya (59) may also be a first name.
Obadaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obadaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obadaya (Hindi: ओबडाया, Marathi: ओबाडया) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obadaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,785,358th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Obadaya reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 59 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 34 percent reside, Edo, where 19 percent reside and Ondo, where 16 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obadaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obadaya in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबडाया | obadaya | 50 |
| ओबाडाया | obadaya | 25 |
| ओबदाया | obadaya | 25 |
| Obadaya in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबाडया | obadaya | 50 |
| ओबडया | obadaya | 50 |
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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 Obadaya
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