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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obesi is the 835,661st most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Obesi are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obesi is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.

Obesi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria Obesi is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent reside, Cross River, where 7 percent reside and Zamfara, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Obesi exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

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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