Obeyi Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Obeyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 144 | 1:34,646 | 3,383 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Obeyi (60) may also be a first name.
Obeyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obeyi occurs in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obeyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeyi? popularity and diffusion
Obeyi is the 1,070,546th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Obeyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obeyi are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Obeyi is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 60 people.
This surname is most numerous in The Congo, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 34,646. In The Congo it is most frequent in: Brazzaville Department, where 86 percent are found, Pool Department, where 6 percent are found and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 6 percent are found. Other than The Congo Obeyi is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Obeyi
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