Obedia Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Liberia

Obedia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obedia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France811:820,03498,127
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Liberia71:629,79127,063
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Obédia (1) are calculated separately.

Obedia (609) may also be a first name.

Obedia Last Name Facts

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

Obedia is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Obédia. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obedia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obedia is the 1,551,568th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Obedia reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Obedia is also the 338,553rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 609 people.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 820,034. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 56 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent live and Grand Est, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Liberia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obédia941/
Obediah921,489/
Obediha926/
Obiedia921/
Obiediah864/
O'Bediah862/
Obediach861/
Obedayia861/
Obesdiah861/
Oubeidia861/
Obeidiaz861/
Oobediah861/
Obadia8312,601/
Obidia8399/
Obodia8348/
Obedea8335/
Ovedia8323/
Abedia837/
Obedio833/
Ubedia831/
Owedia831/
Obediahtt801/
Obadiah7722,266/
Obidiah77413/
Obadiha7749/
Obodiah7725/
Gabedia779/
Abedias779/
Obadhia777/
Abeidia775/
Obedijo773/
Obidias773/
Abediah772/
Obedgio772/
Obiedio772/
Obidjia772/
Abeddia771/
Obidiha771/
Hobadia771/
Hebedia771/
Obaidia771/
Obeidio771/
Obadiaa771/
Obadiay771/
Obadiea771/
Aouedia771/
Obadiaha7117/
Obaddiah712/
Gouvedia711/
Obodiaha711/
Obadiaah711/
Obiodiah711/
Obidiaha711/
Abadia6729,121/
Ubidia671,685/
Abidia67328/
Ebodia6792/
Obadja6787/
Abedja6765/
Obedyo6747/
Ebidia6735/
Ovidia6730/
Obadya678/
Obadio677/
Abedio675/
Abodia675/
Avedia674/
Ebedja674/
Awedia672/
Obidio672/
Ovídia671/
Obidya671/
Ovedja671/
Owedio671/
Obédio671/
Obidja671/
Ebadia671/
Ebedya671/
Obodio671/

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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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  • 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 Obedia
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