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

The last name Obichie is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obichie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,017,412th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Obichie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Obichie live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria Obichie is mostly found in: Lagos, where 34 percent live, Delta, where 32 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Obichie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obichie surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obichie
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