Obies Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Obies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2961:183,03320,025
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Obies (75) may also be a first name.

Obies Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obies is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obies? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obies is the 862,604th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Obies are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Obies is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 75 people.

The last name Obies is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 183,033. In South Africa Obies is most numerous in: Northern Cape, where 88 percent live, Western Cape, where 8 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 4 percent live and Iraq, where 1 percent live.

Obies Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Obies earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 63.81% less than the national average, earning R 86,004 per year and in United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiese91143/
Obeies912/
Obiest911/
Obiyes911/
Gobies911/
Obie897,037/
Obis892,182/
Obes891,309/
Obiyese8317/
Goubies833/
Obiejis831/
Obieshe831/
Obuiyes831/
Obied8013,725/
Owies803,141/
Ovies80915/
Gobis80803/
Obier80483/
Gobes80483/
Gobie80473/
Obije80405/
Obice80383/
Obese80355/
Obise80213/
Obais80206/
Hobes80136/
Obets8091/
Hobie8062/
Obesh8054/
Obish8047/
Abies8042/
Obits8034/
Osbie8026/
Obeys8023/
Obest8021/
Obeas8020/
Obihe8013/
Obois8012/
Hobis8011/
Obiee809/
Obist806/
Ubies805/
Ebies805/
Obiet805/
Obges805/
Obeis805/
Obiey804/
Obios804/
Oubie803/
Obesp803/
Oibes803/
Obisd803/
Obiez802/
Oibis802/
Obhie802/
Oubes802/
Oives801/
Ojbie801/
Oubis801/
Obesd801/
Obeus801/
Obyes801/
Oebes801/
Obhioies772/
Obejas732,588/
Obuyes73689/
Hoebes73614/
Objois73577/
Goobie73506/
Obojes73373/
Obesse73170/
Oubihe73136/
Obitts7397/
Obetts7388/
O'Bier7380/
Hovies7375/
Obiche7370/
Obeius7347/
Goubie7346/
Obaish7341/
Oboise7340/
Obijas7339/
Obhise7336/
Hobish7332/
Obhues7328/
Oubhie7324/
Hobier7322/
Obayes7322/
Oviese7321/
Obitsø7314/
Obajie7314/
Hobesh7313/
Osbiet7313/
Aubies7312/
Oboyes7311/
Obijei7311/
Gobish7310/
Oubied7310/
Obaiye7310/
Goobes739/
Houbie739/
Oubier736/
Obeyie736/
Abiese736/
Abaies736/
Obisht736/
Obiech735/
Obujie734/
Oboyie734/
Obisse734/
Obiyas734/
Howies733/
Hobiet733/
Obeais733/
Objets733/
Obaise733/
Obehie733/
Obeshe733/
Obejie733/
Obeije733/
Obeyas733/
Hobets733/
Oubois732/
Houbis732/
Obeiye732/
Obishe732/
Gobesz732/
Hobeis732/
Obejos732/
Ompies732/
Hoëbes732/
Oowies732/
Obijie732/
Goubes732/
Obeash731/
Oubais731/
Oobesh731/
Hubies731/
Hoobie731/
Hobges731/
Hobiss731/
Gubies731/
Habies731/
Aboies731/
Obuhie731/
Obease731/
Obojie731/
Hobisz731/
Obetse731/
Obeuis731/
Obeyes731/
Obieyi731/
Obeish731/
Obajis731/
Obitse731/
Obitsh731/
Gobais731/
Gobisz731/
Abieas731/
Abiesh731/
Hobess731/
Obieha731/
Obiehe731/
Obiehh731/
Obiehi731/
Obiohe731/
Oboiye731/
Obaije731/
Oovies731/
Hobese731/
Hobiey731/
Gobesh731/
Hobees731/
Govies730/
Hobest730/
Osbish730/
Ovie6713,547/
Abie678,012/
Abes677,955/
Abis675,394/
Oubiche671,408/
Ovis671,007/
Ebis67514/
Ubis67491/
Oves67450/
Ebes67357/
Obez67204/
Obić67193/
Hobisch67126/
Ubes67101/
Obex6786/
Obiz6763/
Obhijie6759/
Obieche6752/
Obye6745/
Óbis6736/
Obitsch6732/
Obge6728/
Obji6725/
Obijihe6724/
Obijeih6719/
Gobisch6711/
Gaubies6710/
Hobeish678/
Hebiesh675/
Gobiyas674/
Hobaish674/
O'Betts673/
Obhojie673/
Obje673/
Houbois673/
Obisova672/
Obys672/
Oubeiye671/
Hobeths671/
Gobioss671/
Obeashe671/
Obieyie671/
Oubisse671/
Obayiet671/
Obiosch671/
Obée671/
O'Beets671/
O'Bitts671/
Abagies671/
Abajies671/
D'Obice671/
Obhoise671/
Obiejie671/
Hobeshe671/
Houbets670/

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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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  • 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 Obies
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