Obiaga Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Obiaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1661:1,067,12544,499
Peru961:331,08511,769
Cameroon881:236,01223,423
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Obiaga (32) may also be a first name.

Obiaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obiaga occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obiaga is the 745,450th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Obiaga are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiaga is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 1,067,125. In Nigeria Obiaga is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Kaduna, where 9 percent live and Kano, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 25 percent live and Cameroon, where 23 percent live.

Obiaga Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Obiaga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,777 per year and in United States they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning $26,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obianga92250/
Obiagha9271/
Obiacga923/
Obiagah922/
Obiangha868/
Ebiaga83237/
Abiaga83122/
Obiago8392/
Obeaga8327/
Ubiaga8318/
Oviaga8315/
Obyaga832/
Obiagi831/
Obiage831/
Abianga77303/
Obiango7772/
Habiaga7770/
Hobiagi7731/
Obiagui7726/
Obyanga7710/
Abiagha777/
Gabiaga773/
Ubiagha772/
Oviagha772/
Obiogah771/
Obiager771/
Ebiagah771/
Obiange771/
Ebiagha771/
Abiangha7116/
Abihanga714/
Obhiaghe711/
Owihanga711/
Hobyanga711/
Oweiagha711/
Obijioga711/
Aviaga67106/
Ebioga6725/
Abiago6713/
Abiagi674/
Abioga673/
Abiage671/
Abeaga671/
Oweiyagha671/

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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 Obiaga
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