Obeye Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Obeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 141 | 1:1,256,332 | 50,205 |
| Mauritania | 25 | 1:163,795 | 8,806 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Obeye (115) may also be a first name.
Obeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺑﻲ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,263,456th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obeye reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obeye is also the 873,022nd most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 115 people.
The last name Obeye is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria Obeye is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 64 percent reside, Delta, where 11 percent reside and Cross River, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻭﺑﻲ | awby | 50 |
| ﺃﺑﻲ | aby | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻭﺑﻲ | awby | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Obeye
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