Obehiaghe Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Obehiaghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obehiaghe (21) may also be a first name.
Obehiaghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obehiaghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obehiaghe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obehiaghe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Obehiaghe is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obehiaghe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obehiaghe is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 21 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Obehiaghe is most prevalent in: Edo, where 84 percent reside, Ogun, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Obehiaghe
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