Obadimeji Surname
Approximately 904 people bear this surname
Obadimeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 886 | 1:199,935 | 11,994 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Obadiméji (1) are calculated separately.
Obadimeji (56) may also be a first name.
Obadimeji Demographics
Obadimeji Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Obadimeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obadimeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obadimeji is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Obadiméji. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obadimeji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 391,429th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obadimeji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 56 people.
Obadimeji is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 886 people, or 1 in 199,935. In Nigeria Obadimeji is most numerous in: Lagos, where 34 percent are found, Oyo, where 17 percent are found and Ekiti, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Obadimeji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Obadimeji last name is chiefly Christian (84%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obadiméji | 96 | 1 | / |
| Obadimedji | 95 | 17 | / |
| Obadmeji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Obadimeji O | 90 | 1 | / |
| Obademeji | 89 | 27 | / |
| Abadimeji | 89 | 5 | / |
| Obadimeju | 89 | 3 | / |
| Owadimeji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Opadimeji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obidimeji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obadimédji | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abadi Mejia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awodimeji | 78 | 17 | / |
| Obademiji | 78 | 4 | / |
| Abdimaje | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ebitimiji | 56 | 1 | / |
| Obodoemizhi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Obadimeji
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