Obehi Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Obehi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 375 | 1:472,381 | 23,815 |
| Ivory Coast | 66 | 1:349,564 | 12,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obehi (3,941) may also be a first name.
Obehi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obehi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obehi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obehi? popularity and diffusion
Obehi is the 669,375th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. Obehi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Obehi live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obehi is also the 111,463rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 3,941 people.
The surname Obehi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 472,381. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 71 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Delta, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osbehi | 91 | 41 | / |
| Oboehi | 91 | 32 | / |
| Obehie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Obiehi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hgobehi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obahi | 80 | 184 | / |
| Abehi | 80 | 101 | / |
| Ebehi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Obohi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Obihi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Obaei | 80 | 12 | / |
| Obhie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obehe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oboei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obeai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubihi | 73 | 3,560 | / |
| Oubahi | 73 | 648 | / |
| Eboehi | 73 | 155 | / |
| Obihai | 73 | 78 | / |
| Oubhie | 73 | 24 | / |
| Obihio | 73 | 20 | / |
| Obijei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obhahi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hobihi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obeyie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obeaid | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obiech | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ebehie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obeais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obeije | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obejie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abehai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obeiye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obiohi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obieyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobihi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubohi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obieha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiehh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeiji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuhie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obohih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obie | 67 | 7,037 | / |
| Obhijie | 67 | 59 | / |
| Obye | 67 | 45 | / |
| Obge | 67 | 28 | / |
| Obji | 67 | 25 | / |
| Obijeih | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obahayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obahahi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oubejji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goubihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obieyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeahii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiejie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubeiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebhoehi | 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
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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 Obehi
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