Obaye Surname
Approximately 645 people bear this surname
Obaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 379 | 1:467,395 | 23,652 |
| Kenya | 221 | 1:208,959 | 14,983 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obaye (107) may also be a first name.
Obaye Demographics
Average Obaye Salary in
Colombia
$27,356,300 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
Obaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻲ, Hindi: ओबाये) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 507,898th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obaye reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 910,230th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 107 people.
The last name Obaye is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 467,395. In Nigeria Obaye is most common in: Delta, where 22 percent are found, Edo, where 14 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Obaye occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 34 percent are found and Mauritania, where 2 percent are found.
Obaye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Obaye last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Obaye earn notably more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 20.5% more than the national average, earning $27,356,300 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obaye in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबाये | obaye | - |
| Obaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺑﻲ | aby | 50 |
| ﺃﺑﻲ | aby | 50 |
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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 Obaye
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