Obadiah Surname

24,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Obadiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obadiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,3221:13,2971,338
Israel7,9191:1,08172
Kenya4791:96,4098,518
Tanzania3691:143,47313,134
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
England191:2,932,529101,561
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Obadiah (23,443) may also be a first name.

Obadiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obadiah (Oriya: ଓବଦିୟ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obadiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,292nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 327,295 people. Obadiah is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Obadiah are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 33,578th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 23,443 people.

The last name Obadiah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13,322 people, or 1 in 13,297. In Nigeria Obadiah is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 22 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 13 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 36 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Obadiah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Obadiah last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Obadiah are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Obadiah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.34% more than the national average, earning $58,398 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obadiaha9317/
Obaddiah932/
Obgadiah931/
Obadiaah931/
Gobadiah931/
Obaudiah931/
Obadia9212,601/
Obediah861,489/
Obadias861,261/
Abadiah86213/
Obadyah8678/
Obadiha8649/
Obodiah8625/
Gobadia8619/
Oubadia8611/
Obadhia867/
Obadioh862/
Hobadia861/
Obaidia861/
Obadiaa861/
Obadiay861/
Obadiea861/
Goubadia8034/
O'Bediah802/
Obodiaha801/
Oobediah801/
Abadia7729,121/
Ovadia771,449/
Obedia77133/
Obadja7787/
Obodia7748/
Obadya778/
Obadio777/
Obadía775/
Obadea771/
Ebadia771/
Abaidia714,563/
Abadias711,281/
Oubadja71124/
Gabadia7155/
Abodiah7116/
Abaydia7113/
Abadiat7112/
Abadyah717/
Habadia716/
Obediha716/
Abadjia716/
Ovadija715/
Abadija714/
Abadhia714/
Ebodiah712/
Abediah712/
Abadiaz712/
Obadioe711/
Obadjai711/
Abadijas6727/
Oboodiat679/
D'Abadia676/
Abadioha673/
Oboudiat672/
Aubadiat671/
Obedayia671/
Oubeidia671/
Obeidiaz671/

Obadiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obadiah in the Oriya language
ଓବଦିୟobadiya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obadiah
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