Obami Surname
Approximately 6,623 people bear this surname
Obami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 6,494 | 1:768 | 126 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobami | 91 | 3 | / |
| Obaemi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obaymi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obamije | 83 | 85 | / |
| Oobaymi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obama | 80 | 48,801 | / |
| Obame | 80 | 19,113 | / |
| Abami | 80 | 251 | / |
| Ebami | 80 | 231 | / |
| Obamy | 80 | 76 | / |
| Ubami | 80 | 39 | / |
| Obomi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ovami | 80 | 9 | / |
| Owami | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obamé | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obajmije | 77 | 1 | / |
| Govami | 73 | 152 | / |
| Ubamiy | 73 | 118 | / |
| Obamma | 73 | 61 | / |
| Oubama | 73 | 38 | / |
| Gabami | 73 | 33 | / |
| Abamai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Abhami | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obaima | 73 | 7 | / |
| Habami | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obamea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oobama | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ovamio | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abamiy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abaumi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abaimi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ubaimi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obamee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hobama | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abamis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abaymi | 73 | 2 | / |
| O'Bama | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obeymi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obamaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obamet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubamoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obameh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obamed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeïmi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebammi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abamie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abamio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obomhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obomai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abamoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abgami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obomoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouwami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebamie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obommi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obomie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abamui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovamai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obamey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abhamid | 67 | 101 | / |
| Hoswami | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gabaami | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gouwami | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ubhaimi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ashbami | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abhaimi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obeamee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gohwami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhamis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obamest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowwami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goowami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abamije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houuami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howamis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obamaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obamets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubamaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goivami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhaemi | 67 | 1 | / |
Obami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obami in the Russian language | ||
| Обами | obami | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obami
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