Obedi Surname

57,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Obedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,6061:9,4441,228
DR Congo1,5731:46,9675,698
Uganda1,0411:37,5024,848
Papua New Guinea2881:28,3123,206
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Kenya371:1,248,10535,192
India111:69,733,217610,955
England51:11,143,612252,590
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Obedi (10,909) may also be a first name.

Obedi Last Name Facts

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

Obedi (Marathi: ओबेदी, Oriya: ଓେବଦୀ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obedi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,204th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 823,080 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obedi reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 57,850th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 10,909 people.

The surname Obedi is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,606 people, or 1 in 9,444. In Tanzania Obedi is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 16 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 14 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Obedi is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Obedi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Obedi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Obedi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obeidi917,982/
Obedei91228/
Obeydi9115/
Obedih919/
Obiedi915/
Hobedi915/
Obedio913/
Obeedi913/
Obeddi912/
Obedie911/
Oobedi911/
Obedai911/
Gobedi911/
Oibedi911/
Obeadi911/
Oubeidi8340/
Obedaih8323/
Oubeydi832/
Obiedie832/
Obeidai831/
Obieddi831/
Houbedi831/
Obedieh831/
Obeidio831/
Abedi80125,201/
Obeda801,955/
Obidi801,481/
Obadi801,040/
Ebedi80659/
Obede80382/
Obedy80365/
Obodi80313/
Ubedi8060/
Obedj8021/
Owedi8010/
Ovedi802/
Obedé801/
Goubeidi771/
Obodai735,861/
Abeidi734,454/
Gobede732,820/
Obeida732,502/
Obaidi731,989/
Ebeidi73868/
Habedi73265/
Osuedi73175/
Abedie73171/
Obeada73150/
Govedi73141/
Oubidi73141/
Abeïdi73128/
Obeide73105/
Ubiedi7391/
Abeedi7382/
Gabedi7359/
Obaydi7352/
Obedyo7347/
Obeidy7344/
Aabedi7340/
Abeydi7337/
Hebedi7336/
Obedea7335/
Obeadă7334/
Obiede7332/
Obadih7325/
Ubedei7320/
Abedis7319/
Aouedi7319/
Obejda7315/
Obidei7315/
Hobadi7315/
Obieda7314/
Ovedie7314/
Oweidi7313/
Abedai7313/
Obidai7311/
Obidie7311/
Gobidi7310/
Ebedie7310/
Obiedy7310/
Abedei739/
Ubeedi738/
Obiddi738/
Abeddi737/
Ebedei737/
Owedei737/
Obadai736/
Obgidi736/
Abejdi735/
Abedio735/
Obedje734/
Obidyi734/
Obeade734/
Howedi734/
Oobidi733/
Aboedi733/
Oswedi733/
Obeude733/
Obeidj732/
Ahbedi732/
Oubedj732/
Obidio732/
Obeyda732/
Hubedi732/
Ebiedi732/
Abedid732/
Owedie732/
Obedeh732/
Obedes732/
Oubeda732/
Obedda732/
Obedey731/
Oubede731/
Oibedj731/
Ebeadi731/
Ebedih731/
Abedhi731/
Abedit731/
Abeudi731/
Obejde731/
Obadij731/
Obided731/
Obodoi731/
Owedio731/
Obédio731/
Ovedis731/
Owhedi731/
Obaddi731/
Obadie731/
Obeïdj731/
Obidhi731/
Obeadä731/
O'Beda731/
Ubedip731/
Ubeidi731/
Abaedi731/
Abedgi731/
Abediy731/
Abediz731/
Abeadi731/
Owedhi731/
Oveidi731/
Obaede731/
Abedii731/
Abiedi731/
Obodei731/
Obeday731/
Hobodi731/
Abgedi731/
Hobeda730/
Oubaidi67896/
Oubaadi67443/
Hoveidi67429/
Oubedda67413/
Houbadi67173/
Oubeida67162/
Oubaddi67137/
Ebehedi67120/
Oubeide6756/
Obadaih6753/
Oubeidy6731/
E'Beidi6722/
Hoveedi6721/
Abeddis6718/
Abejdid6716/
Obedaya6713/
Howeidi6713/
Aebeidi6712/
Oweidei6712/
Abedije6712/
Abedieh679/
Gobedey678/
Obidaih677/
Obadieh677/
O'Baidi677/
Abedeih675/
Oobhidi675/
Abesdid675/
Ebheidi674/
Obeideh674/
Abedich674/
Obodieh674/
Oubaydi674/
Oobidhi673/
Ojbeide673/
Ojbeida673/
A'Beidi672/
Obedych672/
Abedhai672/
Gobaidi672/
Hoviedi672/
Osbeide672/
Houbidi671/
O'Beide671/
Oubeydy671/
Eebeidi671/
Eebeydi671/
Habeddi671/
Habedie671/
Aabeydi671/
Abeydiy671/
Ahbeddi671/
Ubeedhi671/
Ubheedi671/
Obidihe671/
Obidije671/
Owiedei671/
Houbede671/
Hobhidi671/
Oubeyda671/
Ubedaai671/
Abeddie671/
Abeidai671/
Abeidei671/
Ebiedie671/
Oubadii671/
Obiedeh671/
Obodaih671/
Obaidih671/
Abedish671/

Obedi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obedi in the Oriya language
ଓେବଦୀoebadi-
Obedi in the Marathi language
ओबेदीobedi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obedi
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