Obasi Surname

4,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria128,3101:1,381176
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Cameroon4541:45,7476,011
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
England1691:329,69324,334
Kenya1481:312,02619,474
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominica11:75,891912
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belize11:355,4743,977
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Obasi (12,335) may also be a first name.

Obasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obasi (Marathi: ओबासी, Russian: Обаси) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,310th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 55,739 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obasi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obasi is also the 53,169th most common first name in the world It is held by 12,335 people.

Obasi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 128,310 people, or 1 in 1,381. In Nigeria Obasi is mostly found in: Imo, where 23 percent are found, Anambra, where 18 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Obasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Obasi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Obasi are 43.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Obasi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning R 211,644 per year; in United States they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $47,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.01% more than the national average, earning $78,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obashi911,894/
Obassi91489/
Obaisi91177/
Obausi9173/
Obasie9147/
Obasih9136/
Hobasi9131/
Obasai9124/
Obhasi918/
Oubasi915/
Obasui914/
Obasit914/
Obaasi913/
Obasis913/
Obasyi913/
Otbasi911/
Obaszi911/
Oibasi911/
Obasji911/
Uobasi911/
Oobasi911/
Obaysi911/
Obasci911/
Obahsi911/
Obajsi911/
Gobashi83247/
Hobashi8355/
Obausyi839/
Oubassi837/
Oubasit833/
Obaashi833/
Obaissi833/
Obasiee831/
Obaaasi831/
Obasgie831/
Obaesie831/
Gobasie831/
Abasi8046,731/
Obaji8011,696/
Obasa806,507/
Obase803,263/
Obosi801,490/
Obazi801,048/
Owasi80561/
Obagi80503/
Ebasi80214/
Ubasi80149/
Obasy8065/
Ovasi8012/
Obaci809/
Uosbashi7710/
Goubassi771/
Oubahssi771/
Obassiey771/
Obasuhie771/
Oubgassi771/
Gobashio771/
Abassi7318,438/
Ebashi734,437/
Oboshi731,755/
Abashi731,431/
Owashi731,230/
Owaisi731,105/
Abeasi73710/
Obasse73522/
Atbasi73348/
Owasit73336/
Obachi73252/
Habasi73215/
Obashe73176/
Obasha73144/
Obassy73141/
Gobase73123/
Ebassi73122/
Abaasi73108/
Obassa73105/
Ompasi7395/
Obazie7393/
Obessi7388/
Obotsi7381/
Owassi7379/
Obazei7371/
Obossi7361/
Ovaisi7359/
Obhesi7341/
Aabasi7340/
Govasi7337/
Abasih7337/
Obesie7331/
Obasey7328/
Obuisi7327/
Ubashi7326/
Obaisa7323/
Obagie7323/
Obasea7318/
Abasie7318/
Obhase7317/
Gabasi7317/
Abasiy7316/
Obosih7315/
Abhasi7311/
Abasit7311/
Obeisi7310/
Obaiza7310/
Asbasi7310/
Obosie7310/
Obasuy7310/
Ubhasi739/
Hebasi739/
Oubazi739/
Obazzi739/
Obasee739/
Abasid738/
Hovasi737/
Abgasi737/
Abasiz737/
Abasis736/
Obasaa736/
Ahbasi735/
Obesai735/
Ubaysi734/
Hobaji734/
Osbase734/
Owasie734/
Ojbaji734/
Oboisi734/
Ovaysi734/
Ubaisi734/
Abasai734/
Abasei734/
Obousi734/
Hobasa734/
Obaise733/
Ubasis733/
Obaizi733/
Obaaji733/
Obeaji733/
Obajiy733/
Obases733/
Obosci733/
Ubasai733/
Obaasa733/
Oubaci732/
Obaisy732/
Abausi732/
Obahji732/
Ojbazi732/
Ojbase732/
Obadji732/
Oveasi732/
Abaisi732/
Oubaji732/
Gubasi732/
Gobaci732/
Obhasa732/
Ebasih731/
Gobosi731/
Obajzi731/
Obajii731/
Obosei731/
Ohuasi731/
Obease731/
Obazji731/
Oobazi731/
Obajai731/
Obeysi731/
Obehsi731/
Obaiji731/
Ebhasi731/
Ovashi731/
Owaasi731/
Owasai731/
Obeesi731/
Obajis731/
Obaseh731/
Ubassi731/
Abasyi731/
Abadsi731/
Aebasi731/
Ebasie731/
Hobesi731/
Gobasy731/
Gobazi731/
Oboosi731/
Obozai731/
Obatji731/
Obazes731/
Obaezi731/
Obaije731/
Obajih731/
Oobaji731/
Abahsi731/
Owasei731/
Oubase731/
Ovasit731/
Habashi6716,141/
Abgassi67980/
Oubaziz67498/
Oubadji67440/
Oboshie67416/
Habassi67309/
Gabassi67258/
Gobashy67253/
Obassey67139/
Abassid67138/
Oubaggi67137/
Oubazzi67137/
Hobaizi67136/
Gabasie67122/
Hobashy67122/
Abassie6749/
Abasaid6742/
Gobashe6736/
Abeasis6735/
Gabashi6733/
Onmpasi6732/
Obasaya6724/
Abassit6718/
Oubachi6718/
Abatsis6716/
Ebashie6716/
Ovasith6716/
Abashie6713/
Gubashi6712/
Abassio6711/
Owasith6710/
Abaashi679/
Abbasiy678/
Aabassi678/
Hovaisi678/
Abashio678/
Obasseh677/
Ubaissi676/
Howashi676/
Owaissi676/
Ubhaisi676/
Hubaisi675/
Abashis675/
Abaissi674/
Obuishi674/
Oebassy674/
Abaishi674/
Oubajji674/
Hubashi674/
Ubhasis673/
Abassis673/
Aabashi673/
Obaseey673/
Habasis673/
Abaasis673/
Govasai672/
Gowashi672/
Hebassi672/
Obuoshi672/
Obeissi672/
Abashid672/
Abassai672/
Atbashi672/
Asbaisi672/
Abashai672/
Osuashi672/
Obaziee672/
Abadsid672/
Hobodsi671/
Obahazi671/
Oubassa671/
Gabasai671/
Gabasih671/
Gabasiy671/
Gobhase671/
Habhasi671/
Gowasai671/
Abaisih671/
Abaseid671/
Abbasyi671/
Abhasih671/
Oubazid671/
Asbashi671/
Obeashe671/
Obeesie671/
Obaysse671/
Obasssy671/
Obaichi671/
Houwasi671/
Hobases671/
Oubaizi671/
Obadjai671/
Ochwasi671/
Ubasaai671/
Gobazai671/
Habaisi671/
Gabaisi671/
Ahabasi671/
Abasssi671/
Abaassi671/
Abadssi671/
Abatshi671/
Abaïssi671/
Aabasie671/
Aabasyi671/
Abhasiy671/
Owaishi671/
Hovaysi671/
Ebaishi671/
Gobaisy671/
Gobeisi671/
Obeisie671/
Obasaha671/
Obasoha671/
Gabasii671/
Abgaisi671/
Ubashai671/
Uobachi671/
Owashie671/
Oboussi671/
Abasuis670/

Obasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obasi in the Marathi language
ओबासीobasi-
Obasi in the Russian language
Обасиobasi-

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Footnotes

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