Obeh Surname

263,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1991:147,7429,383
Iraq1211:289,4355,881
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
England111:5,065,278148,650
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Obeh (375) may also be a first name.

Obeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obeh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,749th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,907,438 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Obeh reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 448,097th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 375 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,199 people, or 1 in 147,742. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 28 percent live, Benue, where 14 percent live and Enugu, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 8 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obieh89400/
Obech89158/
Obesh8954/
Obeyh8940/
Hobeh898/
Oubeh894/
Obedh892/
Obeih891/
Oobeh891/
Obehy891/
Oberh891/
Obe8624,149/
Osbeih802,876/
Hobeih80136/
Osbech8026/
Houbeh8022/
Hobesh8013/
Obeidh804/
Obeash801/
Oobesh801/
Oubehe801/
Osbehr801/
Obetch801/
Obeish801/
Obeith801/
Obieha801/
Obiehh801/
Obeach801/
Oubech801/
Obecht800/
Obed7530,115/
Ober7511,441/
Hobe757,989/
Obie757,037/
Gobe756,151/
Obey755,696/
Ebeh753,387/
Abeh752,585/
Obei751,782/
Obes751,309/
Obee751,119/
Obih75876/
Obet75721/
Oibe75586/
Obhi75534/
Obea75310/
Obez75204/
Obha7589/
Oube7568/
Oobe7550/
Obhe7538/
Obge7528/
Oebe7515/
Otbe757/
Obej756/
Ojbe754/
Osbe753/
Obeu753/
Oybe753/
Obje753/
Ohbe752/
Obeï752/
Obep752/
Obée751/
Hobeich7329/
Hobeish738/
Hoiberh736/
Hobeths731/
Houbech731/
Hobeith731/
O'Beach731/
Obeidth731/
Obeid6757,823/
Goube672,928/
Gobea672,414/
Gobey671,371/
Oubih67942/
Hober67863/
Obhio67680/
Obeed67578/
Hoebe67502/
Obije67405/
Obead67276/
Osbey67275/
Abbeh67248/
Goobe67208/
Abeih67208/
Obetz67190/
Hoube67189/
Ebeih67142/
Hobes67136/
Gobhe67136/
Abech67136/
Abesh67118/
Gobee67105/
Obhai6792/
Obets6791/
O'Bee6784/
Ouber6783/
Obioh6775/
Hobez6765/
Hobie6762/
Hobey6761/
Obeyd6752/
Gobei6749/
Obish6747/
Obich6747/
Hobet6743/
Oubey6743/
O'Bey6738/
Abieh6731/
Oubed6730/
Osber6728/
Oebeu6728/
Ebieh6727/
Obeys6723/
Obest6721/
Obeas6720/
Gobhi6715/
Habeh6714/
Oubei6714/
Ebeeh6714/
Aebeh6714/
Obihe6713/
Ehbeh6712/
Obeïd6711/
Hobha6710/
Goibe6710/
Obeit679/
O'Bea677/
Ebbeh677/
Abgeh677/
Oibeu677/
Oihbe677/
Ebeyh676/
Hebeh676/
Hobge675/
Abedh675/
Abeuh675/
Hobee675/
Obeis675/
Hobeş675/
Hobei675/
Oobha674/
Obeij674/
Oibee674/
Obiey674/
Obhyo674/
Obe'e674/
Obhay674/
Gobej674/
Hobeisch673/
Oobed673/
Oubie673/
Obesp673/
Hobed673/
Obett673/
Oshbe673/
Oibes673/
Obher673/
Aberh672/
Obaih672/
Hoobe672/
Oboih672/
Hoibe672/
Oubha672/
Obhie672/
Oubes672/
Hobhe672/
Obahy671/
Otbey671/
Ohbea671/
Oibed671/
Oibej671/
Abeyh671/
Osbee671/
Hoybe671/
Hotbe671/
Obuhj671/
Ojbie671/
Obedd671/
Ohube671/
Oubge671/
Eebeh671/
Abehs671/
Houshbeh671/
Hobje671/
Oubet671/
Osbea671/
Obesd671/
Obhey671/
Obeiz671/
Obych671/
Șobea671/
Gobge671/
Ahbeh671/
Ebeuh671/
Obedz671/
Oebie671/
Obeey671/
Ohsbe671/
Ojbea671/
Ojber671/
Hhobe671/
Otbhe671/
Osbet671/
Onpeh671/
Oebey671/
Obhed671/
Obeer670/
Oberr670/
Oybey670/
Oober670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obeh
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