Obawi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Obawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Obawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obawi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Obawi are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Obawi is primarily found in: Hela, where 83 percent reside and National Capital District, where 17 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Obawi exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobawi | 91 | 197 | / |
| Obaiwi | 91 | 44 | / |
| Obawei | 91 | 23 | / |
| Abawi | 80 | 985 | / |
| Obabi | 80 | 315 | / |
| Obawa | 80 | 166 | / |
| Obawe | 80 | 87 | / |
| Ebawi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obaabi | 73 | 32 | / |
| Obabhi | 73 | 26 | / |
| Obowei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hubawi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Abawii | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obowai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hobabi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obasui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abaawi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obaibi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abawai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obaiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obaiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obovai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abobai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oebewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abhawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atbawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obowgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obowie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobavi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obajbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obabiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houbabi | 67 | 214 | / |
| Aboubai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hobaibi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obaiuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obabhai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hojbabi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabawai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uboibai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obeawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obawaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obabaih | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obawi
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