Obashi Surname
Approximately 1,894 people bear this surname
Obashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,784 | 1:99,295 | 6,765 |
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Obashi (179) may also be a first name.
Obashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obashi is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obashi? popularity and diffusion
Obashi is the 216,621st most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,847,701 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obashi live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obashi is also the 681,368th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 179 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,784 people, or 1 in 99,295. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 88 percent reside, Cross River, where 5 percent reside and Benue, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Obashi occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Obashi
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