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

Obiem is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,035,555^th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obiem are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817^th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The last name Obiem is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 757,020. In Nigeria Obiem is most frequent in: Cross River, where 50 percent live, Delta, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.