Obias Surname

65,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Obias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,2731:13,9201,488
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Guam291:5,521755
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Obias (728) may also be a first name.

Obias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obias (Arabic: لوبياس) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obias? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,043rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 948,776 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Obias reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Obias is also the 305,710th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 728 people.

Obias is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 7,273 people, or 1 in 13,920. In The Philippines it is most common in: Bicol, where 41 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 18 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 16 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Obias is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Obias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Obias has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Obias surname expanded 12,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obias last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Obias earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.31% more than the national average, earning $62,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obijas9139/
Obiase9124/
Gobias9113/
Obiass911/
Obia8912,022/
Gobjias832/
Goubias831/
D'Obias831/
Abias803,896/
Ebias801,146/
Ubias801,113/
Obiah80405/
Oubia80373/
Gobia80223/
Obiad80215/
Obiha8099/
Hobia8054/
Obiay8043/
Owias8032/
Obija8022/
Ovias8021/
Obeas8020/
Obiat8015/
Osbia807/
Obiae807/
Obiaz806/
Obiaa805/
Obios804/
Obhia804/
Obyas802/
Oobia801/
Obgia801/
Objas801/
Obiahu731,888/
Hoybia73676/
Objois73577/
Govias73143/
Oviase73102/
Gobiah7388/
Obihai7378/
Gabias7347/
Goubia7343/
Oibhia7342/
Obiaha7321/
Hubias7313/
Hobiat7313/
Obaiya7311/
Obihau737/
Habias737/
Obeyia736/
Obajia735/
Obiose735/
Hebias735/
Hobiah734/
Obioah734/
Abijas734/
Obeiya733/
Obaija733/
Obayos733/
Ousbia732/
Obijia732/
Obihah732/
Obihoa732/
Obeash731/
Obiatt731/
Otbiae731/
Gubias731/
Oboyia731/
Abiase731/
Obiace731/
Obiahh731/
Ouvias731/
Oubiha731/
Obia'a731/
Obijay731/
Obuija731/
Obyass731/
Ubiase731/
Gobiay731/
Gojbia731/
Abieas731/
Abihas731/
Abiads731/
Obegia731/
Obieha731/
Obuyia731/
Obagia731/
Goybia731/
Oubiad731/
Oubiat731/
Owiase731/
Obayia731/
Obhioa731/
Abiaas731/
Hotbia731/
Abia6739,187/
Ovia672,940/
Obio671,383/
Obea67310/
Gouvias67228/
Obhiose6790/
Obya6733/
Hubiasz6721/
Hobiahe6717/
Goobiah6710/
Obeiyat674/
Obhaiya672/
Obja672/
Abiasse672/
Ábia672/
Obaaiah671/
Gobaiya671/
Gobioss671/
Govhias671/
Obioowa671/
Obegiah671/
Obihoha671/
Houbiha671/
Hovieas671/
Obiosch671/
Obiohah671/
Abiatse671/

Obias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obias in the Arabic language
لوبياسlwbyas-

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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 Obias
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