Obebi Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Obebi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obebi (182) may also be a first name.
Obebi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obebi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obebi (Russian: Обеби) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obebi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obebi is the 2,776,799th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Obebi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Obebi are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obebi is also the 675,152nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 182 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Obebi is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 89 percent reside, Benue, where 4 percent reside and Delta, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 43 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obebi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obebi in the Russian language | ||
| Обеби | obebi | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Obebi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis