Obami Surname

74,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Obami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo6,4941:768126
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
France101:6,642,272293,169
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England71:7,959,723202,100
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obami (45) may also be a first name.

Obami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obami Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obami (Russian: Обами) has its highest incidence in The Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obami click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obami is the 74,238th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,100,339 people. The last name Obami occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obami reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most numerous first name in the world, held by 45 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Congo, where it is borne by 6,494 people, or 1 in 768. In The Congo it is primarily found in: Brazzaville Department, where 43 percent are found, Plateaux Department, where 36 percent are found and Pool Department, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobami913/
Obaemi911/
Obaymi911/
Obamije8385/
Oobaymi834/
Obama8048,801/
Obame8019,113/
Abami80251/
Ebami80231/
Obamy8076/
Ubami8039/
Obomi8010/
Ovami809/
Owami804/
Obamé801/
Obemi801/
Obajmije771/
Govami73152/
Ubamiy73118/
Obamma7361/
Oubama7338/
Gabami7333/
Abamai7312/
Abhami737/
Obaima737/
Habami735/
Obamea735/
Oobama733/
Ovamio733/
Abamiy733/
Abaumi733/
Abaimi733/
Ubaimi733/
Obamee732/
Hobama732/
Abamis732/
Abaymi732/
O'Bama732/
Obeymi731/
Obamaj731/
Obamet731/
Oboumi731/
Ubamoi731/
Obameh731/
Obamed731/
Obeïmi731/
Ebammi731/
Abamie731/
Abamio731/
Obomhi731/
Obeimi731/
Obomai731/
Abamoi731/
Abgami731/
Obomoi731/
Ouwami731/
Howami731/
Obaame731/
Ebamie731/
Obaeme731/
Obommi731/
Obomie731/
Abamui731/
Ovamai731/
Obauma731/
Obamey730/
Abhamid67101/
Hoswami677/
Gabaami677/
Gouwami676/
Ubhaimi676/
Ashbami674/
Abhaimi674/
Obeamee673/
Gohwami672/
Abhamis671/
Obamest671/
Gowwami671/
Goowami671/
Abamije671/
Houuami671/
Howamis671/
Oubamma671/
Obamaja671/
Obamets671/
Ubamaai671/
Goivami671/
Abhaemi671/

Obami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obami in the Russian language
Обамиobami-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obami
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