Obety Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Benin

Obety Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obety Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Obety (104) may also be a first name.

Obety Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obety occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obety.

How Common Is The Last Name Obety? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Obety is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obety live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Obety is also the 925,156th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 104 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Obety is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obetey912/
Obethy911/
Gobety911/
Obiety911/
Gobetty831/
Obeta808,056/
Obete801,805/
Obeti801,660/
Abety80180/
Obity801/
O'Beatty771/
Obetta736,669/
Obieta73540/
Obiete73284/
Abesty73180/
Obetti73116/
Gobete7395/
Obette7386/
Obethe7346/
Abeity7339/
Obeata7318/
Abetoy7314/
Obetes7311/
Obeter7311/
Abetty7310/
Obeita738/
Obetai738/
Obetha737/
Obetea736/
Abethy734/
Obeste733/
Obetaa733/
Obeteh733/
Habety733/
Abeyty732/
Obbeti732/
Obetii732/
Obityo732/
Hobeti731/
Obetei731/
Obgete731/
Obeeta731/
Obetio731/
Abetey731/
Obetis731/
Obeteu731/
Hobeta731/
Hobete731/
Oubete731/
Obeete731/
Obeiti731/
Gabety731/
Obester67427/
Obetaia67214/
Gobette67131/
Gabetty6754/
Obetter6725/
Abeidty6718/
Abeïdty6713/
Obešter6712/
Obeatta6711/
Goubete6710/
Obeiter6710/
Abeitty677/
Goubeti675/
Abeatey674/
Obeyter672/
Habetay672/
Gobethe672/
Hobeite672/
Obietta671/
Obeetta671/
Obettea671/
Obeitta671/
Habetyi671/
Obeitoa671/
Houbeti671/
Oubetti671/
Oubieti671/
Ousbeti671/
Obietie671/
Abeîdty671/
Obether671/
Hobetta671/
Hobeter670/

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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 Obety
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