Obefa Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Obefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Obefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obefa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Obefa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obefa is the 3,798,600th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Obefa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obefa reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Obefa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo Obefa exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obefe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Obafa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ubefa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Owefa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ovefa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Obofa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ebefa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Obefo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Obifa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abefa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oubeidfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oweifa | 73 | 680 | / |
| Obiefo | 73 | 82 | / |
| Ebiefa | 73 | 41 | / |
| Obifah | 73 | 33 | / |
| Owiefa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obeifo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Obiofa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obaffa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ebeifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abefha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweifah | 67 | 105 | / |
| Obeifoh | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ahouefa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Obiefie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abeifah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obiefoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeifie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obefa
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