Obielechi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Obielechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obielechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Obielechi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obielechi is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obielechi.

How Common Is The Last Name Obielechi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Obielechi are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obielechi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Obielechi exists in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obielecki8978/
Ebelechi8269/
Obileche8216/
Obilachi827/
Obilichi821/
Obielesi821/
Obieleski783/
Obielike714/
Ebelachi712/
Ebeleuche673/
Obieliose671/
Obelege6321/
Abelegi636/
Obileje632/
Abeleji631/
Abuleche5919/
Abeliche595/
Abelache594/
Abilache591/
Abeloche591/
Abgeleshe567/
Oboeletse564/
Ebeilache561/
Abeleje50411/
Abelege509/
Abiliji502/
Obilije502/
Abileje501/

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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 Obielechi
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