Obiem Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Obiem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 234 | 1:757,020 | 34,256 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obieme | 91 | 101 | / |
| O'Biem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obim | 89 | 1,316 | / |
| Obem | 89 | 599 | / |
| Obijeme | 83 | 32 | / |
| Obiejom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obien | 80 | 1,751 | / |
| Abiem | 80 | 964 | / |
| Ebiem | 80 | 867 | / |
| Obeme | 80 | 84 | / |
| Obiom | 80 | 46 | / |
| Ubiem | 80 | 39 | / |
| Gobim | 80 | 7 | / |
| Osbim | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oebim | 80 | 5 | / |
| Obime | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obiim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gobem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obyem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obiesiem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiechim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiene | 73 | 1,720 | / |
| Gobien | 73 | 203 | / |
| Obiyom | 73 | 65 | / |
| Obeime | 73 | 33 | / |
| Abieme | 73 | 23 | / |
| Obayem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Owieme | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ovieme | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oubien | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obajem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obieng | 73 | 5 | / |
| Osbien | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gabiem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oboyem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abeiem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aebiem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obajim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hobien | 73 | 3 | / |
| Houbem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obawem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obienn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboism | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaiom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obayim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abyiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubihm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obyine | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abem | 67 | 3,177 | / |
| Ebem | 67 | 1,869 | / |
| Abim | 67 | 264 | / |
| Ebim | 67 | 175 | / |
| Ubem | 67 | 132 | / |
| Gobienė | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ubim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Obienne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ovem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aubieme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaabiem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obiyome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obajeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebiehim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubheme | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Beime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoyiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abiaiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuijen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeyien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obihene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goboyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obimova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obimowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obehien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obioham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abiyeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosbien | 67 | 0 | / |
| Obym | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Obiem
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