Obiazi Surname
Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname
Obiazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,091 | 1:162,367 | 10,166 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Obiazi (113) may also be a first name.
Obiazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiazi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiazi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 336,335th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,649,221 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiazi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiazi is also the 881,625th most common given name globally, held by 113 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,091 people, or 1 in 162,367. In Nigeria Obiazi is most numerous in: Delta, where 39 percent are found, Edo, where 30 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Obiazi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiazhi | 92 | 31 | / |
| Obiazie | 92 | 5 | / |
| Obiadzie | 86 | 5 | / |
| Obiasi | 83 | 132 | / |
| Obiaze | 83 | 54 | / |
| Obiaza | 83 | 25 | / |
| Abiazi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Obiaji | 83 | 10 | / |
| Obiazy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obiagi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abiazie | 77 | 188 | / |
| Obiashi | 77 | 32 | / |
| Hobiagi | 77 | 31 | / |
| Obiachi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abiaziz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obiozoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiaeije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obieasie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabiazzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiodzhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiosa | 67 | 543 | / |
| Obiaje | 67 | 438 | / |
| Ubiaza | 67 | 45 | / |
| Obioji | 67 | 43 | / |
| Obiase | 67 | 24 | / |
| Abyazi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Abiaze | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abiaza | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abiasi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ebiasi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abiagi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obiosi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oviaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oviaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweazi | 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 Obiazi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis