Obiam Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Obiam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
Obiam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiam is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obiam is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Obiam is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obiam reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Obiam is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria Obiam is mostly found in: Rivers, where 61 percent are found, Benue, where 24 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiame | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hobiam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obiamhe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Obioham | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ubiam | 80 | 325 | / |
| Abiam | 80 | 293 | / |
| Obyam | 80 | 66 | / |
| Obian | 80 | 63 | / |
| Obiom | 80 | 46 | / |
| Ebiam | 80 | 39 | / |
| Obiang | 73 | 45,949 | / |
| Gabiam | 73 | 2,689 | / |
| Oubian | 73 | 283 | / |
| Onpiam | 73 | 93 | / |
| Obihan | 73 | 81 | / |
| Gobian | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ubiame | 73 | 36 | / |
| Hobian | 73 | 33 | / |
| Aabiam | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gubiam | 73 | 17 | / |
| Obiane | 73 | 15 | / |
| Abiame | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obiank | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obayom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obaiom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebiham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abiham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abijam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoibian | 67 | 54 | / |
| Abagiam | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hoobian | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hobiane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abiaham | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Biang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abiaiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abajiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aubiham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweiham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosbian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoybian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhiome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiejom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oumpiam | 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 Obiam
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