Obidiah Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Obidiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 409 | 1:433,112 | 22,320 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Obidiah (251) may also be a first name.
Obidiah Demographics
Average Obidiah Salary in
England
£25,695
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Obidiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obidiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obidiah is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obidiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obidiah is the 709,895th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obidiah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obidiah is also the 562,655th most frequent first name on earth, held by 251 people.
The last name Obidiah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 433,112. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 39 percent reside, Abia, where 27 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Obidiah exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiediah | 93 | 4 | / |
| Obiodiah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obidiaha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obidia | 92 | 99 | / |
| Obediah | 86 | 1,489 | / |
| Abidiah | 86 | 21 | / |
| Obudiah | 86 | 13 | / |
| Obidias | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obidjia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obideah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obaidia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obidiha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obiedia | 86 | 1 | / |
| O'Bediah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oubeidia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obeidiaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obediach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oobediah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obesdiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aabidiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abidia | 77 | 328 | / |
| Obedia | 77 | 133 | / |
| Ebidia | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ovidia | 77 | 30 | / |
| Obidio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obidja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obédia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obidya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obediahtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abaidia | 71 | 4,563 | / |
| Gabidia | 71 | 142 | / |
| Abidias | 71 | 23 | / |
| Abudiah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Obediha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Obideha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abeidia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abediah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obiedio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obeidio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobidja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouvidia | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Obidio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obedayia | 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 Obidiah
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