Obadigie Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obadigie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obadigie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3241:546,73726,707
England31:18,572,686338,250

Obadigie (15) may also be a first name.

Obadigie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obadigie occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obadigie? popularity and diffusion

Obadigie is the 841,044th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obadigie reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The last name Obadigie is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 546,737. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 76 percent live, Delta, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Other than Nigeria Obadigie is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaidige881/
Obadigia881/
Obodigie881/
Obadie861/
Obadeghie821/
Obadiji8031/
Obadiye806/
Abadigi803/
Obadiga802/
Obadisi801/
Obedigi801/
Obadege801/
Obadiea801/
Obadiia801/
Obodigui757/
Obadiiah752/
Obadihia751/
Obadaihi751/
Abadie7113,952/
Obadai716/
Obadue711/
Obadea711/
Obadae711/
Obadihiah711/
Obadij711/
Obadiya671,069/
Obadeyi67926/
Obadaye67252/
Obadoye6766/
Obadaih6753/
Obadeji6752/
Gobadai6743/
Obedege6741/
Obaduyi6738/
Abadiga6719/
Obaidee6715/
Obadeye6715/
Obadaia678/
Obadejo675/
Abaddie675/
Abadieh674/
Obadeya674/
Obodieh674/
Oboudie672/
Obaydee671/
Abadije671/
Abadegi671/
Obodize671/
Obodiga671/
Abadaii671/
Abaudie671/
Abadiey671/
Gabadie670/

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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 Obadigie
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