Obiay Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Obiay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Obiay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiay occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Obiay are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines Obiay is primarily concentrated in: Caraga, where 82 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 16 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines Obiay occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Obiay
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