Obedy Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Obedy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 309 | 1:171,332 | 15,031 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Obedy (1,175) may also be a first name.
Obedy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obedy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obedy (Russian: Обеды) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obedy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obedy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 777,192nd most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Obedy live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Obedy is also the 231,625th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,175 people.
The surname Obedy is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 171,332. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 63 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obedy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obedy in the Russian language | ||
| Обеды | obedy | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Obedy
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