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
Obiechi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiechi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 968,490th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiechi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiechi is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 14 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 663,456. In Nigeria Obiechi is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 29 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Kano, where 16 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.
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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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