Obatay Surname
Approximately 966 people bear this surname
Obatay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 938 | 1:107,930 | 18,759 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Obatay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obatay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obatay is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obatay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 371,590th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,544,043 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Obatay reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 938 people, or 1 in 107,930. In The Philippines Obatay is most common in: Northern Mindanao, where 37 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 20 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 9 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Obatay
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