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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obiam.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiam? popularity and diffusion
Obiam is the 2,020,555th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Obiam is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obiam are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 61 percent live, Benue, where 24 percent live and Ebonyi, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Obiam is found in one country. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 7 percent live.
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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