Obechi Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Obechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Obechi (22) may also be a first name.
Obechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obechi is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obechi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obechi is the 2,293,424th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Obechi is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Obechi reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obechi is also the 2,301,746th most common forename globally, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria Obechi is most common in: Bayelsa, where 58 percent are found, Delta, where 18 percent are found and Kogi, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Obechi
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