Obedje Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Obedje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obedje (4) may also be a first name.
Obedje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obedje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obedje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺑﺪﺝ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obedje.
How Common Is The Last Name Obedje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Obedje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obedje reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 4 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obedje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obedje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻭﺑﺪﺝ | awbdj | 50 |
| ﺃﻭﺑﺞ | awbj | 50 |
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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 Obedje
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