Obieh Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3971:446,20322,838
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obieh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obieh is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obieh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 726,304th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. Obieh occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obieh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 446,203. In Nigeria Obieh is most frequent in: Delta, where 84 percent are found, Rivers, where 5 percent are found and Oyo, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obieha911/
Obiehh911/
Obie897,037/
Obeh891,485/
Obih89876/
Oubih80942/
Obije80405/
Obech80158/
Obioh8075/
Hobie8062/
Obesh8054/
Obish8047/
Obich8047/
Obeyh8040/
Abieh8031/
Ebieh8027/
Obihe8013/
Hobeh808/
Oubeh804/
Obiey804/
Oubie803/
Obaih802/
Obedh802/
Oboih802/
Obhie802/
Obeih801/
Ojbie801/
Oobeh801/
Obehy801/
Oebie801/
Oberh801/
Obi75338,737/
Obe7524,149/
Osbeih732,876/
Oubaih73579/
Oubuih73185/
Ousbih73172/
Hobeih73136/
Oubihe73136/
Obaish7341/
Hobich7333/
Hobish7332/
Osbech7326/
Oubhie7324/
Houbeh7322/
Hobesh7313/
Houbie739/
Outbih738/
Oubich736/
Obisht736/
Osbich734/
Obeidh734/
Obaidh733/
Obeije733/
Obeash731/
Obhich731/
Oobesh731/
Oibich731/
Hoobie731/
Obuhie731/
Oubehe731/
Osbehr731/
Obetch731/
Obieyi731/
Obeish731/
Obeith731/
Obitsh731/
Gobaih731/
Obeach731/
Obaich731/
Obaije731/
Hobiey731/
Oubech731/
Habieh730/
Obecht730/
Osbish730/
Obed6730,115/
Ober6711,441/
Gobi678,692/
Abie678,012/
Hobe677,989/
Gobe676,151/
Obey675,696/
Obid673,737/
Ebeh673,387/
Ebie672,726/
Oboi672,672/
Hobi672,610/
Abeh672,585/
Obis672,182/
Obei671,782/
Obai671,518/
Obio671,383/
Obes671,309/
Obee671,119/
Obet67721/
Ebih67694/
Oibe67586/
Obhi67534/
Abih67346/
Oubi67318/
Obea67310/
Oibi67241/
Obez67204/
Obić67193/
Ovih67181/
Obit67154/
Hobisch67126/
Obii67102/
Obha6789/
Oube6768/
Obiz6763/
Oobe6750/
Oobi6743/
Obhahie6743/
Obhe6738/
Oive6732/
Obitsch6732/
Hobeich6729/
Ohbi6729/
Obge6728/
Oebe6715/
Osbi6715/
Obiy6711/
Hobeish678/
Otbe677/
Obej676/
Obui676/
Hoiberh676/
Oubaich675/
Obyi675/
Hobaish674/
Otbi674/
Ojbe674/
Osbe673/
Obeu673/
Oybe673/
Obje673/
Uobi673/
Obgi673/
Ohbe672/
Obeï672/
Obip672/
Obep672/
Hobeths671/
Houbech671/
Oebi671/
Hobeith671/
Obiș671/
Obée671/
Obéi671/
O'Beach671/
Obij671/
Obeidth671/
Hobaich671/
Hobicht670/

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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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  • 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 Obieh
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