Obiechi Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Obiechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 267 | 1:663,456 | 30,992 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Obiechi (14) may also be a first name.
Obiechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiechi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiechi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 968,490th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiechi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 663,456. In Nigeria Obiechi is most frequent in: Abia, where 29 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Kano, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Obiechi
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