Obedi Surname
Approximately 8,854 people bear this surname
Obedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,606 | 1:9,444 | 1,228 |
| DR Congo | 1,573 | 1:46,967 | 5,698 |
| Uganda | 1,041 | 1:37,502 | 4,848 |
| Papua New Guinea | 288 | 1:28,312 | 3,206 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Kenya | 37 | 1:1,248,105 | 35,192 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Obedi (10,909) may also be a first name.
Obedi Demographics
Average Obedi Salary in
United States
$49,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obedi (Marathi: ओबेदी, Oriya: ଓେବଦୀ) is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obedi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 57,204th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 823,080 people. The last name Obedi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obedi live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Obedi is also the 57,850th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 10,909 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,606 people, or 1 in 9,444. In Tanzania Obedi is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 16 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 14 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Obedi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Obedi last name is principally 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
Obedi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obedi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓେବଦୀ | oebadi | - |
| Obedi in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबेदी | obedi | - |
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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 Obedi
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