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 surname Obedje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺑﺪﺝ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. 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 numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Obedje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obedje are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most prevalent first name globally, held by 4 people.
It is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Obedje is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania Obedje exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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