Obichie Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obichie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obichie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2321:763,54634,496
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Obichie (21) may also be a first name.

Obichie Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obichie Come From? nationality or country of origin

Obichie is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obichie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,017,412th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Obichie are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name globally, held by 21 people.

The surname Obichie is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 34 percent are found, Delta, where 32 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Obichie occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Obichie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obichie last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Obichie earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiechie93312/
Obichi92119/
Obiche9270/
Obiechihe881/
Oubiche861,408/
Obiechi86268/
Obieche8652/
Obechie8614/
Ebichie869/
Obicher864/
Obichee864/
Obitchi862/
Obichei862/
Obishie861/
Obaichi861/
Abichie861/
Obiechehie8238/
Oubaiche80940/
Hobeiche8062/
Obieshie8022/
Hobeichi8020/
Obitchii802/
Oubeiche802/
Habichie801/
Goubiche801/
Hobaiche801/
Obiechea801/
Obiechiehie782/
Obeche772,623/
Abiche77525/
Abichi77171/
Obisie77124/
Obicha7783/
Obechi7769/
Ebichi7764/
Ebiche7711/
Obichy775/
Ubichi772/
Oviche772/
Obijie772/
Obicea771/
Ubiche771/
Obikie771/
Houbaichi75204/
Obiechehe759/
Obiesie711,730/
Hebiche71158/
Gobeche71151/
Habiche71113/
Abitche71103/
Abichet71102/
Abichid7197/
Hubiche7176/
Obhijie7159/
Obijihe7124/
Ebeiche7122/
Abishie7122/
Obiekie7118/
Abaichi7117/
Ubechie7115/
Hubichi7111/
Ebechie719/
Obgeche718/
Ebeichi716/
Abaiche716/
Habichi714/
Abieche714/
Abeiche713/
Hebichi713/
Obgechi713/
Ebuichi713/
Obeache713/
Gubichi712/
Abuichi712/
Hobechi712/
Obijehi711/
Abeichi711/
Obiecha711/
Owechie711/
Gabiche711/
Aboichi711/
Abiochi711/
Abicher711/
Aubichi711/
Eboiche711/
Obikiee711/
Obeisie711/
Abichai711/
Habicher67717/
Obiji67585/
Obije67405/
Hubiechi67199/
Houbeche67121/
Hebaiche67108/
Hebaichi67105/
Gahbiche6785/
Obissier6721/
Hobeychi6717/
Aïbitche6716/
Obiseiye6714/
Ubhaichi6714/
Habeiche6712/
Obige6710/
Obigi677/
Habeichi676/
Habaiche676/
Abytchie676/
Habaichi675/
Hébeiche673/
Obiekiea671/
O'Biesie671/
Hebeiche671/
Ehbeiche671/
Habichai671/
Ubgechie671/
Oubetche671/
Oubissie671/
Aabaichi671/
Abitcheu671/
Avitchie671/
Obhoijie671/
Obijheih671/
Houbechi671/
Habichee671/
Habichet670/
Obeacher670/

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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 Obichie
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