Obiem Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2341:757,02034,256
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718

Obiem (20) may also be a first name.

Obiem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obiem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiem? popularity and diffusion

Obiem is the 1,035,555th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obiem live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

The last name Obiem is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 757,020. In Nigeria Obiem is most common in: Cross River, where 50 percent reside, Delta, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Obiem exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obieme91101/
O'Biem911/
Obim891,316/
Obem89599/
Obijeme8332/
Obiejom831/
Obien801,751/
Abiem80964/
Ebiem80867/
Obeme8084/
Obiom8046/
Ubiem8039/
Gobim807/
Osbim805/
Oebim805/
Obime804/
Obiim802/
Gobem801/
Hobem801/
Obyem801/
Obiesiem771/
Obiechim771/
Obiene731,720/
Gobien73203/
Obiyom7365/
Obeime7333/
Abieme7323/
Obayem7321/
Owieme7315/
Ovieme7310/
Oubien737/
Obajem736/
Obieng735/
Osbien734/
Gabiem734/
Oboyem734/
Abeiem734/
Aebiem734/
Obajim734/
Hobien733/
Houbem732/
Obawem731/
Obienn731/
Oboism731/
Abaiem731/
Obaiom731/
Obayim731/
Abyiem731/
Oubihm731/
Obyine730/
Abem673,177/
Ebem671,869/
Abim67264/
Ebim67175/
Ubem67132/
Gobienė6748/
Ubim6717/
Obienne677/
Ovem676/
Aubieme675/
Gaabiem674/
Ovim673/
Obiyome673/
Obajeme672/
Ebiehim671/
Oubheme671/
O'Beime671/
Obeheim671/
Owoyiem671/
Abiaiem671/
Obuijen671/
Obeyien671/
Obihene671/
Goboyem671/
Obimova671/
Obimowa671/
Obayime671/
Obehien671/
Obioham671/
Abiyeme671/
Hosbien670/
Obym670/

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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
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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 Obiem
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