Obiai Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Obiai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obiai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiai occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Obiai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obiai is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiai live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Obiai is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 86 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Obiai is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiajie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obiayie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ebiai | 80 | 188 | / |
| Abiai | 80 | 11 | / |
| Obiae | 80 | 7 | / |
| Owiai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Obeai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obyai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obiaeije | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiayo | 73 | 194 | / |
| Abiahi | 73 | 58 | / |
| Obioio | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obiohi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asbiai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obijae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goviai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubiaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otbiae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobiahe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Abiaoui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obiohay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obiaoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abujiai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhiaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howiaid | 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 Obiai
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