Obadiya Surname
Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname
Obadiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 954 | 1:185,684 | 11,291 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Obadiya (816) may also be a first name.
Obadiya Demographics
Obadiya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Obadiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obadiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obadiya (Hindi: ओबादिया, Marathi: ओबडीया) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obadiya? popularity and diffusion
Obadiya is the 343,060th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,817,162 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obadiya reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 286,135th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 816 people.
The surname Obadiya is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 954 people, or 1 in 185,684. In Nigeria Obadiya is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 15 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found and Adamawa, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Obadiya occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Obadiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Obadiya surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Obadiya earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.68% more than the national average, earning $65,450 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obadiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obadiya in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबादिया | obadiya | - |
| Obadiya in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबडीया | obadiya | - |
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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 Obadiya
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