Obaidan Surname
Approximately 4,260 people bear this surname
Obaidan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,947 | 1:8,967 | 1,156 |
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| Iraq | 215 | 1:162,891 | 4,104 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Lebanon | 45 | 1:125,269 | 6,705 |
| Oman | 27 | 1:136,592 | 3,347 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Obaidan (73) may also be a first name.
Obaidan Demographics
Obaidan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Obaidan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaidan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obaidan is found most frequently in Yemen. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaidan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 109,266th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,710,692 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Obaidan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 73 people.
This last name is most common in Yemen, where it is held by 2,947 people, or 1 in 8,967. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Taiz Governorate, where 46 percent reside, Amanat Al Asimah, where 13 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Yemen it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent reside and Iraq, where 5 percent reside.
Obaidan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Obaidan surname is primarily Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.
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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 Obaidan
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