Obieno Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obieno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obieno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Obieno Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obieno is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obieno? popularity and diffusion

Obieno is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obieno live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Obieno is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Obieno is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 86 percent live and Delta, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiena831,522/
Abieno833/
Hobiena7742/
Obienna774/
Obienah772/
Gabieno771/
Obiehina711/
Abiena67175/
Obiina674/
Oviena671/
Abeeno671/
Abeino671/
Obyina671/
Obyena671/
Obieña671/
Obiechinna632/
Avienou6219/
Abijena626/
Obiinna623/
Ompiena621/
Abienga621/
Gabiino621/
Gabiena621/
Obgenna621/
Obgennah571/
Avihenou571/
Abiina50290/
Abjena5061/
Aviena504/
Avieño501/
Oviina501/
Abjina501/

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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 Obieno
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