Obayashi Surname

20,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Obayashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obayashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan26,4771:4,829776
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Obayashi Last Name Facts

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

Obayashi (Russian: Обайаши) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obayashi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,351st most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 271,235 people. The surname Obayashi is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Obayashi reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 26,477 people, or 1 in 4,829. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 14 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found. Besides Japan it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Obayashi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obayashi surname are 2.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Obayashi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 57.98% more than the national average, earning $68,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $59,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohbayashi9435/
Gobayashi942/
Obayasi931/
Ubayashi881/
Ebayashi881/
Ovayashi881/
Obaysi861/
Habayashi821/
Obiyasi803/
Abayachi7510/
Abayasid751/
Abayasih751/
Obaisi71177/
Obashe71176/
Abhayasih71156/
Obausi7173/
Obasie7147/
Ovaysi714/
Ubaysi714/
Obajsi711/
Obeysi711/
Obieshi67223/
Owayasa6713/
Obausyi679/
Abhayasieh678/
Abaishi674/
Obuishi674/
Obaissi673/
Obajusi673/
Owaishi671/
Abaashe671/
Obaesie671/
Abayazi671/
Oveyshi671/
Ebaishi671/
Obaichi671/
Obasiee671/
Obaysse671/
Obeashe671/
Hovaysi671/

Obayashi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obayashi in the Russian language
Обайашиobajasi-

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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
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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 Obayashi
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