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

Obami (Russian: Обами) is carried by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obami? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,238th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,100,339 people. The last name Obami occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obami are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Obami is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.

Obami is most commonly held in The Congo, where it is held by 6,494 people, or 1 in 768. In The Congo Obami is most frequent in: Brazzaville Department, where 43 percent are found, Plateaux Department, where 36 percent are found and Pool Department, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Congo this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs 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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