Obibi Surname
Approximately 918 people bear this surname
Obibi Surname User-submission:
The surname Obibi means 'place to stay' in Nigeria.
Obibi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 864 | 1:205,026 | 12,246 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obibi (94) may also be a first name.
Obibi Surname Meaning
Obibi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obibi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obibi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obibi? popularity and diffusion
Obibi is the 386,702nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,938,503 people. The surname Obibi occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obibi reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obibi is also the 980,251st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 94 people.
Obibi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 864 people, or 1 in 205,026. In Nigeria Obibi is most frequent in: Delta, where 40 percent reside, Rivers, where 13 percent reside and Edo, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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