Obiau Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Obiau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obiau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiau is carried by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiau? popularity and diffusion
Obiau is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Obiau is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Obiau are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.
The last name Obiau is most commonly held in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 82,861. In The Solomon Islands Obiau is most frequent in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides The Solomon Islands this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiauh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ebiau | 80 | 572 | / |
| Abiau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oviau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abiaou | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gabiau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Viau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obioju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goubiou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Abijaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abiaahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubaiyou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Oubeiyou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ebyau | 60 | 113 | / |
| Aviau | 60 | 9 | / |
| Gabiou | 55 | 61 | / |
| Abieou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Oubyou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aviaus | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ampiau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Uvieau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hovious | 50 | 656 | / |
| D'Aviau | 50 | 23 | / |
| Abijiou | 50 | 15 | / |
| Gabyahu | 50 | 11 | / |
| Avaiyau | 50 | 1 | / |
| Habioyu | 50 | 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
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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 Obiau
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