Obideyi Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obideyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obideyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0581:167,43210,414
England301:1,857,26974,552
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obideyi (24) may also be a first name.

Obideyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obideyi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obideyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obideyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 337,484th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,679,694 people. Obideyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obideyi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obideyi is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,058 people, or 1 in 167,432. In Nigeria Obideyi is most common in: Ondo, where 24 percent live, Oyo, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obideuyi932/
Obidei9215/
Obidey921/
Obideji8636/
Obedeyi868/
Obidayi865/
Abideyi864/
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Obedei77228/
Abidey77158/
Abidei7734/
Obidai7711/
Obidie7711/
Obiday771/
Obedey771/
Obidiya71149/
Obidaya7147/
Obaidee7115/
Abideye7111/
Obideje718/
Gobedey718/
Obidaih717/
Obidayo716/
Obideha715/
Obudeya715/
Obidoye715/
Abideyo714/
Abidoyi714/
Obudeji712/
Obideah712/
Abidoey712/
Obidaye712/
Abiduyi711/
Obideja711/
Abeidei711/
Obedeiu711/
Obeidai711/
Abiddei711/
Obidije711/
Abedeyi711/
Obedeji711/
Hobiday710/
Obidaiah6711/
Abidieye675/
Asbedeyi673/
Obidayah673/
Obidiyah671/
Obaidiya671/
Abidoyie671/
Obidahia671/

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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 Obideyi
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