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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Average Obaji Salary in
United States
$77,367 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obaji (Hindi: ओबाजी, Marathi: ओबाजी) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,398th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 623,080 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obaji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obaji is also the 210,793rd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 1,380 people.
The surname Obaji is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11,468 people, or 1 in 15,447. In Nigeria Obaji is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent reside, Cross River, where 15 percent reside and Benue, where 6 percent reside. Excluding 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 bearing the Obaji last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the 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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Footnotes
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