Obiabo Surname
Approximately 1,903 people bear this surname
Obiabo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,890 | 1:93,726 | 6,468 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Obiabo (617) may also be a first name.
Obiabo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiabo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiabo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obiabo.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiabo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 215,799th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,829,504 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiabo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiabo is also the 336,019th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 617 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,890 people, or 1 in 93,726. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 76 percent are found, Kaduna, where 3 percent are found and Kano, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obhiabo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obiaboo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obioabo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obiaboh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obiobo | 83 | 20 | / |
| Abiabo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Obiaba | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ebiabo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Obeabo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oviabo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abiaboa | 77 | 58 | / |
| Abiabou | 77 | 27 | / |
| Obiahuo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obiajba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abijabo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abiabod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obhioboh | 71 | 28 | / |
| Habiabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abiaba | 67 | 222 | / |
| Obiowo | 67 | 80 | / |
| Obiava | 67 | 37 | / |
| Abiawo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Obiawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Obiowa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obiova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obioba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oviavo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubiaba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obiabo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis