Obayi Surname
Approximately 2,212 people bear this surname
Obayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,866 | 1:94,932 | 6,526 |
| Kenya | 202 | 1:228,613 | 16,073 |
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obayi (59) may also be a first name.
Obayi Demographics
Obayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obayi is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obayi is the 190,695th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,294,551 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obayi reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obayi is also the 1,282,666th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 59 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,866 people, or 1 in 94,932. In Nigeria Obayi is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 45 percent are found, Anambra, where 13 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Obayi is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Obayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Obayi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
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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 Obayi
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