Obend Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obend Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Obend (35) may also be a first name.

Obend Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obend (Hindi: ओबेन्द, Marathi: ओबेद) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obend? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obend live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name on earth, borne by 35 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 57 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 43 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Obend exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Ghana, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osbend910/
Oben898,597/
Hosbend831/
Obeng80137,360/
Abend802,788/
Obien801,751/
Goben801,370/
Hoben801,225/
Osben80307/
Ouben80210/
Obuen8030/
O'Ben8013/
Ebend8012/
Obent806/
Obenn805/
Owend805/
Obeen803/
Ébend802/
Gobnd802/
Obind801/
Ooben801/
Otben800/
Obn7529/
Houben7313,076/
Gobind732,569/
Obenne7388/
Gobeen7371/
Hooben7366/
Ebendt7330/
Obeeng7328/
Hoşben7317/
Gouben7314/
O'Bien7310/
Hosben738/
Abendt738/
Oubien737/
Hotben736/
Abends734/
Hobien733/
Obente732/
Hobeng732/
Ahbend732/
Oobeng732/
Hoiben731/
Obinnd731/
Obienn731/
O'Beng731/
Obents731/
Hoyben731/
Ojbene731/
Oybene731/
Oubeng731/
Aubend730/
Hobaen730/
Gooben730/
Aben677,455/
Obin673,777/
Obem67599/
Obenque67285/
Obyn6756/
Houbeng678/
Obengue677/
Oobn675/
Obne675/
Obng675/
Abnd674/
Gobindh674/
Obén673/
Ebnd672/
Husbend672/
Gobn671/
Hobn671/
Ubnd671/
Oubn671/
Obenova671/
Otbn671/
Hoibeng671/
Gobinnd671/
Ovnd671/
Obën671/
Ausbend670/
Hosbehn670/
Goubeen670/

Obend Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obend in the Hindi language
ओबेन्दobenda-
Obend in the Marathi language
ओबेदobeda-

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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
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  • 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 Obend
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