Obiaje Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiaje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiaje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4371:405,36121,214
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obiaje (56) may also be a first name.

Obiaje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obiaje is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiaje? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 679,794th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. Obiaje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiaje are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiaje is also the 1,321,957th most frequent given name on earth, held by 56 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 405,361. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 39 percent are found, Cross River, where 30 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Obiaje occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiajie922/
Obiaeije861/
Obiaju83275/
Obieje83235/
Obiaze8354/
Obiaja8347/
Obiase8324/
Obijei8311/
Obiaji8310/
Obiawe837/
Obijie832/
Obiaye832/
Abiaje831/
Obijoe831/
Obijae831/
Obiace831/
Obiage831/
Obyaje831/
Obiajo831/
Obhijie7759/
Obijaju7743/
Obijeih7719/
Obiijeh7712/
Obiazie775/
Obisaye771/
Obiejie771/
Obiager771/
Gobiaja771/
Obiakhe771/
Obieawe771/
Obiye73359/
Obiay7343/
Abiaj736/
Obiaa735/
Obiey734/
Obiua732/
Objae731/
Obhiojie7124/
Obijiaju7122/
Obiadzie715/
Obijheih711/
Obieasie711/
Obhoijie711/
Oviawe672,915/
Obiahu671,888/
Obiazi671,096/
Abioje67238/
Obiayo67194/
Obiasi67132/
Abiaye67101/
Obiaya6794/
Gobiye6782/
Obihai6778/
Obiayi6772/
Objoie6760/
Obieji6750/
Obioji6743/
Obioya6728/
Obiaza6725/
Obijou6725/
Obhiye6724/
Ubiaja6719/
Abiaze6716/
Obiyia6715/
Abiawe6711/
Ovioje679/
Obihau677/
Obiose675/
Obioye675/
Obaiyojie674/
Obioja674/
Abiaju673/
Obiuha673/
Obeaji673/
Abijoe673/
Obieya672/
Obiazy672/
Obihoa672/
Abiaja672/
Gobiay671/
Abiage671/
Abiase671/
Obiagi671/
Obieha671/
Hobiey671/
Obiyie671/
Abijie671/
Abijae671/
Oviaze671/
Obhioa671/
Abieje671/
Obijay671/
Obiiya671/
Obicea671/
Obieyo671/
Obieyi671/
Obijoseph671/
Obia'a671/

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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 Obiaje
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