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 is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obiay.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Obiay live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines Obiay is mostly found in: Caraga, where 82 percent live, Calabarzon, where 16 percent live and National Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Obiay exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.
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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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