Obesi Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2321:763,54634,496
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obesi (32) may also be a first name.

Obesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obesi is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obesi is the 835,661st most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Obesi live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

The surname Obesi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent live, Cross River, where 7 percent live and Zamfara, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Obesi occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obhesi9141/
Obesie9131/
Obeisi9110/
Obesai915/
Hobesi911/
Obesis911/
Obeysi911/
Obehsi911/
Obeesi911/
Obiesie831,730/
Obhiesi834/
Obiesei833/
Obeisie831/
Obiesui831/
Obeesie831/
Obegi801,607/
Obeji801,518/
Obisi801,143/
Obese80355/
Abesi80101/
Obezi805/
Obesy803/
Obeci802/
O'Biesie771/
Abeasi73710/
Obaisi73177/
Obeizi73172/
Obiese73143/
Obisie73124/
Obeser73100/
Obedji7367/
Abesit7351/
Abesih7342/
Hobisi7340/
Obuisi7327/
Abbesi7323/
Obezzi7319/
Abesai7318/
Oibisi7314/
Obiezi7314/
Obijei7311/
Obisui736/
Habesi735/
Aabesi734/
Oboisi734/
Obisoi734/
Obeije733/
Oybisi733/
Obesey733/
Obisis733/
Obeaji733/
Ojbeji732/
Oubezi732/
Obezie732/
Abesei732/
Obegia731/
Obeize731/
Obesea731/
Obesee731/
Obaysi731/
Abesiz731/
Abeusi731/
Oubeji731/
Obease731/
Oubisi731/
Hobese731/
Obajsi731/
Obisai731/
Obeseh731/
Obeiji731/
Obegie731/
Gobezie676,486/
Abeasis6735/
Obiezie6732/
Obijeih6719/
Abhesih6718/
Habesih6711/
Gobezai679/
Oubezzi677/
Asbesid676/
Oubejji672/
Obiesee671/
Abesaid671/
Oubeize671/
Obehcei671/

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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 Obesi
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