Obebe Surname

139,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0641:57,8144,347
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
United States371:9,796,187405,931
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England171:3,277,533109,658
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obebe (109) may also be a first name.

Obebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obebe is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obebe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obebe is the 139,775th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,280,208 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obebe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 109 people.

The surname Obebe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,064 people, or 1 in 57,814. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 43 percent are found, Ekiti, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Obebe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Obebe last name is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Obebe last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Obebe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Abiebie6718/
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Habeebe6712/
Ehbeibe675/
Habebea674/
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Abeebie672/
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Habebeh671/
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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
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  • 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 Obebe
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