Obaji Surname
Approximately 11,696 people bear this surname
Obaji Surname User-submission:
The Obaji surname comes from the word obaji, which in South Ukelle, Yala local government area, Cross River state, Nigeria means 'hard working person'.
Obaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11,468 | 1:15,447 | 1,514 |
| India | 104 | 1:7,375,629 | 160,209 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Obaji (1,380) may also be a first name.
Obaji Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Obaji surname comes from the word obaji, which in South Ukelle, Yala local government area, Cross River state, Nigeria means 'hard working person'.
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Obaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obaji (Hindi: ओबाजी, Marathi: ओबाजी) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obaji.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,398th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 623,080 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obaji live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obaji is also the 210,793rd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,380 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11,468 people, or 1 in 15,447. In Nigeria Obaji is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent reside, Cross River, where 15 percent reside and Benue, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Obaji Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Obaji surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Obaji earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 21.79% more than the national average, earning $27,648,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 79.3% more than the national average, earning $77,367 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obaji in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबाजी | obaji | - |
| Obaji in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबाजी | obaji | - |
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