Obiako Surname

285,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2721:139,2638,965
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Obiako (1,470) may also be a first name.

Obiako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obiako is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiako? popularity and diffusion

It is the 285,131st most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,402,184 people. The last name Obiako occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obiako reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiako is also the 203,066th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 1,470 people.

Obiako is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,272 people, or 1 in 139,263. In Nigeria Obiako is most numerous in: Abia, where 22 percent reside, Enugu, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Obiako is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Obiako Last Name Statistics demography

Obiako earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.78% more than the national average, earning $51,684 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiakoi923/
Obiakoh921/
Obijiako865/
Obiaka83238/
Obioko8383/
Ubiako8343/
Abiako835/
Ebiako833/
Obijaka7717/
Obajoko7712/
Ubiakoh7711/
Abiakou777/
Obiokoh775/
Obiadka774/
Obayoko774/
Obiazka772/
Obiasco772/
Hubiako772/
Abijako771/
Obiokos771/
Obiajka771/
Obiokoi771/
Obijeaka7116/
Obaijoko7111/
Obijiaka719/
Obajiaka711/
Abiaka67418/
Ubioko67147/
Abyako6722/
Ebiaka6710/
Abiaco679/
Ebioko677/
Obeaka675/
Abioko674/
Obioka673/
Abeako671/
Aviako671/

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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
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  • 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 Obiako
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