Obaji Surname

44,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,4681:15,4471,514
India1041:7,375,629160,209
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England121:4,643,172139,951
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Wales101:309,45316,869
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

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'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobaji91252/
Obgaji9133/
Obajie9114/
Hobaji914/
Ojbaji914/
Obaaji913/
Obeaji913/
Obajiy913/
Obahji912/
Obadji912/
Oubaji912/
Obajzi911/
Obajii911/
Obasji911/
Obazji911/
Obajai911/
Oebaji911/
Obaiji911/
Obajio911/
Obajis911/
Obatji911/
Obajih911/
Obajsi911/
Oobaji911/
Obai891,518/
Obaj8938/
Oubadji83440/
Oubajji834/
Obadjai831/
Obaid80415,667/
Obasi80130,745/
Gobai8015,041/
Obaje808,618/
Abaji802,465/
Obayi802,212/
Obeji801,518/
Obazi801,048/
Obiji80585/
Obagi80503/
Obaja80311/
Oubai80305/
Ubaji80291/
Obuji80285/
Obais80206/
Owaji80143/
Obaia80141/
Hobaj8095/
Oboji8093/
Obhai8092/
Obaju8078/
Obait8040/
Hobai8018/
Uobai8016/
Obajo8015/
Ovaji8011/
Obaio809/
Obaci809/
Obaie804/
Obaiz803/
Obaih802/
Obaij802/
Obaai802/
Obaiy801/
Obajj801/
Ojbai801/
Oubajjit771/
Oubaddji771/
Abadji731,786/
Oubaid731,249/
Obaiah73891/
Oubaih73579/
Obodji73385/
Obachi73252/
Oubiji73205/
Obbayi73191/
Abajie73182/
Obaisi73177/
Gabaji73143/
Oubaai73136/
Obhaio7396/
Habaji7395/
Obazie7393/
Gubaji7383/
Obadje7378/
Obahio7374/
Obausi7373/
Obazei7371/
Obaied7360/
Obajeh7352/
Obieji7350/
Obasie7347/
Govaji7343/
Obioji7343/
Houbai7342/
Obaish7341/
Abaaji7336/
Obasih7336/
Hobasi7331/
Obgoji7330/
Abhaji7325/
Goubai7325/
Obasai7324/
Obagie7323/
Gobaje7322/
Obguji7321/
Goibai7318/
Abajih7316/
Gobhai7315/
Goboji7314/
Obajee7313/
Abajiy7310/
Obaiza7310/
Abgaji7310/
Hobaje739/
Oubazi739/
Obazzi739/
Obhasi738/
Obayio738/
Obaaje737/
Osuaji737/
Goobai736/
Oubait736/
Owajji736/
Hohbai736/
Oboaja735/
Oubasi735/
Oobaid734/
Obaiad734/
Aabaji734/
Gobayi734/
Obujie734/
Obasui734/
Obajah734/
Obasit734/
Obaidh733/
Obaise733/
Obaizi733/
Obaasi733/
Obasis733/
Obejie733/
Abaiji733/
Obgaja733/
Hubaji732/
Abajio732/
Oubaci732/
Obaisy732/
Obijia732/
Ojbeji732/
Oubajo732/
Owajei732/
Ojbaje732/
Obajou732/
Obauja732/
Obaihu732/
Abajii732/
Ojbazi732/
Abajei732/
Obaaja732/
Owajie732/
Ojboji732/
Obijie732/
Obajau731/
Otbasi731/
Oubais731/
Oybaid731/
Hobaie731/
Oibasi731/
Obaihi731/
Oubeji731/
Obgaje731/
Ohuaji731/
Obojie731/
Ojbaja731/
Obeiji731/
Osbaiu731/
Oobazi731/
Obgayi731/
Oyboji731/
Uobasi731/
Ousbai731/
Obgeji731/
Obajuo731/
Oobasi731/
Obaiyo731/
Houbaj731/
Hobayi731/
Oubaiy731/
Obaysi731/
Obayyi731/
Obaiod731/
Goybai731/
Gobaih731/
Gobaja731/
Gobaju731/
Gobeji731/
Abeaji731/
Abahji731/
Gobazi731/
Obgiji731/
Obozai731/
Obasci731/
Obahsi731/
Obaich731/
Obaije731/
Obajje731/
Obajus731/
Oubaia731/
Oubaii731/
Obie677,037/
Abai675,302/
Abaj673,936/
Oboi672,672/
Obaa671,845/
Owai671,796/
Obei671,782/
Obay671,665/
Obae671,434/
Ovai67767/
Oubaziz67498/
Ubai67492/
Obea67310/
Obajaja67253/
Oboa67248/
Oubaggi67137/
Oubazzi67137/
Hobaizi67136/
Obokhai6798/
Abajeih6778/
Obhijie6759/
Gabhaji6750/
Obachie6745/
Obhahie6743/
Obhahio6739/
Obajowa6733/
Abadjis6724/
Abadjit6719/
Oubachi6718/
Gabajiy6713/
Obhaiyo6713/
Obhayio6712/
Habajiy6710/
Howaiji679/
Obausyi679/
Abaidji678/
Obau677/
Obej676/
Obui676/
Gubhaji675/
Oubaich675/
Obhaiah674/
Hobaish674/
Ousbaai674/
Oubasit673/
Obhojie673/
Obbaiah672/
Owaj672/
Goubayi672/
Gobhaju672/
Obaziee672/
Obahazi671/
Gobajee671/
Oubazid671/
Habadji671/
Oshbajo671/
Ubaj671/
Obaichi671/
Oubaizi671/
Obaaasi671/
Obodjis671/
Obéi671/
Goubaio671/
Gobazai671/
Habhaji671/
Habajui671/
Abahaji671/
Abaadji671/
Abaddji671/
Abadjid671/
Obij671/
Obiejie671/
Obasgie671/
Obadjer671/
Gobachi671/
Uobachi671/
Ovaj671/
Hobaich671/

Obaji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obaji in the Hindi language
ओबाजीobaji-
Obaji in the Marathi language
ओबाजीobaji-

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