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 last name Obadaya (Hindi: ओबडाया, Marathi: ओबाडया) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obadaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Obadaya? popularity and diffusion
Obadaya is the 1,785,358th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Obadaya is primarily found 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 commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 59 people.
The surname Obadaya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria Obadaya is most frequent in: Delta, where 34 percent reside, Edo, where 19 percent reside and Ondo, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Obadaya occurs 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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