Obiejesi Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiejesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiejesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Obiejesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obiejesi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiejesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 788,513th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obiejesi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria Obiejesi is mostly found in: Lagos, where 26 percent reside, Abia, where 13 percent reside and Enugu, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Obiejesi Last Name Statistics demography

Obiejesi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiejesie9420/
Obiejsi934/
Obejesi932/
Obiegesi886/
Obiejese883/
Obiejisi883/
Obieyesi882/
Obiujesi881/
Obiejosi881/
Obeesi861/
Obiejezie8222/
Obiechesi821/
Obiesie801,730/
Obieshi80223/
Obhiesi804/
Obiesei803/
Obeesie801/
Obiesui801/
Obiessi801/
Abejeshi75126/
Obieyisi7512/
Abijeshi7511/
Obiejeze759/
O'Biesie751/
Obieschi751/
Obiaeije751/
Obieasie751/
Abiejshi751/
Obieze713,058/
Obaisi71177/
Obiese71143/
Obuisi7127/
Obiezi7114/
Obeisi7110/
Oboisi714/
Obeije713/
Obaije711/
Obaiji711/
Obeysi711/
Obeiji711/
Obajsi711/
Obiezie6732/
Obiyese6717/
Obiezeh6716/
Obuishi674/
Obiyasi673/
Obijeze673/
Obajusi673/
Obaissi673/
Abiessi672/
Obeissi672/
Oubejji672/
Obaziee672/
Obieshe671/
Obasiee671/
Obuesie671/
Gobeisi671/
Obiesee671/
Obaesie671/
Obajiji671/
Hovejsi671/

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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 Obiejesi
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