Obadeyi Surname

384,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obadeyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obadeyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8591:206,22012,296
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England261:2,143,00282,017
Gambia41:480,863548
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obadeyi (19) may also be a first name.

Obadeyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obadeyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obadeyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 384,027th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,869,920 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Obadeyi are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 859 people, or 1 in 206,220. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 38 percent live, Ogun, where 37 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Obadeyi Last Name Statistics demography

Obadeyi earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $42,539 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Obadigie67327/
Obadaiah6735/
Gobadiya674/
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Obadiiah672/
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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 Obadeyi
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