Obezi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Obezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obezi (27) may also be a first name.

Obezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obezi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obezi.

How Common Is The Last Name Obezi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obezi are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obezi is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Obezi is primarily found in: Edo, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obeizi91172/
Obezzi9119/
Obiezi9114/
Oubezi912/
Obezie912/
Obaezi911/
Gobezie836,486/
Obiezie8332/
Gobezai839/
Oubezzi837/
Obegi801,607/
Obeji801,518/
Obazi801,048/
Obesi80330/
Obeze80196/
Ebezi8040/
Abezi8031/
Obizi8020/
Obeza809/
Ubezi806/
Obeci802/
Owezi802/
Ovezi801/
Obozi801/
Gobeze736,472/
Obieze733,058/
Abezie731,294/
Owezie73174/
Oubeza73170/
Ubezzi73132/
Obazie7393/
Obessi7388/
Obizie7373/
Obazei7371/
Obechi7369/
Obedji7367/
Obhesi7341/
Owhezi7338/
Oweizi7332/
Obesie7331/
Obaeze7330/
Obeica7322/
Obezee7319/
Abezis7316/
Gabezi7315/
Abeziz7312/
Obozie7311/
Obijei7311/
Obeisi7310/
Obedza7310/
Oubazi739/
Obazzi739/
Obizzi737/
Gobesi736/
Obesai735/
Obozyi735/
Gubezi734/
Obaizi733/
Obeaji733/
Ebezie733/
Obeije733/
Ojbeji732/
Obeeza732/
Ojbazi732/
Oboeze732/
Obeize731/
Obetze731/
Abeizi731/
Obajzi731/
Obosei731/
Oubeji731/
Obeeze731/
Obegie731/
Obesis731/
Oviezi731/
Obirzi731/
Obeiji731/
Oobazi731/
Obeysi731/
Ebeizi731/
Obehsi731/
Ebezhi731/
Obeesi731/
Aberzi731/
Abezid731/
Obegia731/
Hobesi731/
Obozai731/
Ubiezi731/
Oswezi731/
Oweazi731/
Obodzi731/
Obiesie671,730/
Gobessi67319/
Oubezza67276/
Obieshi67223/
Oubazzi67137/
Hobaizi67136/
Gobezay6739/
Obijeih6719/
Hobeica6718/
Abiezzi6717/
Obiezeh6716/
Abeazie6710/
Hoveizi676/
Abeizzi676/
Obeissy675/
Obhiesi674/
Obiejsi674/
Abiezie673/
Obgechi673/
Obiesei673/
Abaezie673/
Obessis672/
Obeisha672/
Oubejji672/
Obeissi672/
Hobechi672/
Obichei672/
Ubezier672/
Obahazi671/
Gobezea671/
Obiozoi671/
Obeesie671/
Obiesui671/
Obaezee671/
Govezzi671/
Oubaizi671/
Oubeize671/
Ovezier671/
Gobeisi671/
Obiezeu671/
Obeisie671/
Obaesie671/
Ebiezie671/
Gobizie671/
Obozhyi671/
Obiessi671/
Obehcei671/
Obeitze670/

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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 Obezi
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