Obidiya Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obidiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obidiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Obidiya (591) may also be a first name.

Obidiya Last Name Facts

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

Obidiya (Hindi: ओबीडिया) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obidiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obidiya is the 1,441,361st most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obidiya reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 344,079th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 591 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 33 percent are found, Abia, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaidiya931/
Obidiyah931/
Obidaya8647/
Obideya863/
Ovidiya862/
Obediya861/
Obidaiah8011/
Govidiya805/
Obidayah803/
Gabidiya801/
Obidahia801/
Abeidiya801/
Abaidiya801/
Obidoa7759/
Obidei7715/
Obidie7711/
Obidai7711/
Obidaa779/
Obidau771/
Obidey771/
Obiday771/
Ubaidiyah7548/
Habidiyah7510/
Obideyi711,091/
Obideji7136/
Awidiya7133/
Ovidaya7129/
Ubidaya7121/
Obidaju7120/
Obedaya7113/
Ebidiye7113/
Ebediya719/
Abediya719/
Obidaih717/
Avidiya716/
Obidayo716/
Abidaya715/
Obidayi715/
Abidoya715/
Obidoye715/
Obideha715/
Obaidoa714/
Obideye714/
Obideah712/
Obidaye712/
Obidoyi711/
Obideja711/
Ovidioy711/
Obidije711/
Obeidai711/
Hobiday710/
Habediya6712/
Abidioye6712/
Abidieye675/
Obideuyi672/
Abaidaia671/
Obedgiyo671/
Owoidiye671/
Govidaya671/

Obidiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obidiya in the Hindi language
ओबीडियाobidiya-

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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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  • 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 Obidiya
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