Obieze Surname

145,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obieze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obieze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0151:58,7544,404
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Liberia51:881,70733,815
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Obieze (261) may also be a first name.

Obieze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obieze occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obieze? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obieze is the 145,228th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,383,109 people. The surname Obieze occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obieze reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 261 people.

Obieze is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,015 people, or 1 in 58,754. In Nigeria Obieze is most common in: Enugu, where 47 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Abia, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Obieze Last Name Statistics demography

Obieze earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.21% less than the national average, earning R 187,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiezie9232/
Obiezeh9216/
Obijeze923/
Obiezeu921/
Obeze91196/
Obize9117/
Obijieze8651/
Obiejeze869/
Obiezeiz865/
Obajieze864/
Gobeze836,472/
Obueze83367/
Obieje83235/
Obiese83143/
Obaeze8330/
Obezee8319/
Obiezi8314/
Abieze835/
Ubieze833/
Oboeze832/
Obeize831/
Obetze831/
Obeeze831/
Ovieze831/
Obiejezie8022/
Obiesie771,730/
Obieche7752/
Obiyese7717/
Abiezer777/
Obichee774/
Abiezie773/
Obiesei773/
Obaziee772/
Gobezea771/
Obaezee771/
Obieshe771/
Ovieeze771/
Oubeize771/
Gobizey771/
Oebiese771/
Obiesee771/
Obieses771/
Ebiezie771/
Obeitze770/
Abeze733,116/
Obaze732,183/
Obege73445/
Obije73405/
Obice73383/
Obese73355/
Ovize73282/
Obise73213/
Ebeze73206/
Obiza73191/
Obeje73184/
Ubeze7343/
Ebize7327/
Obizi7320/
Ubize7318/
Abize7313/
Obige7310/
Obeza739/
Obuze735/
Oveze735/
Obezi735/
Obece734/
Obiejesi71358/
Obieshie7122/
Habiyeze715/
Obiesies713/
Obieyesi712/
O'Biesie711/
Obieisie711/
Obiaeije711/
Goubeize711/
Goubeyze711/
Abugieze711/
Obiechea711/
Obazee676,015/
Obeche672,623/
Ovezea67254/
Obeizi67172/
Oubeza67170/
Ebiese67133/
Obiesi67129/
Obisie67124/
Abaeze67103/
Obeser67100/
Obazie6793/
Obizie6773/
Obazei6771/
Obiche6770/
Obieji6750/
Obiseh6748/
Obidje6742/
Oboise6740/
Obhise6736/
Obesie6731/
Abueze6726/
Abedze6722/
Oviese6721/
Ovieza6720/
Obiejesie6720/
Obezzi6719/
Abizer6717/
Hobige6714/
Obajee6713/
Abieza6711/
Avieze6711/
Obijei6711/
Obaiza6710/
Obigie6710/
Abized679/
Obizzi677/
Abiese676/
Abgeze675/
Ovezeh675/
Abeize675/
Obedje674/
Obesey673/
Obaise673/
Obaizi673/
Obuzie673/
Obusie673/
Abeeze673/
Ubezes673/
Obiesa673/
Obazea673/
Abeaze673/
Obeije673/
Obiger672/
Oubezi672/
Abiege672/
Ebuize672/
Obezie672/
Obeeza672/
Abaize672/
Obesea671/
Oubeje671/
Ovaize671/
Hobiza671/
Obesee671/
Obuzee671/
Abieje671/
Oviege671/
Ebezeh671/
Obiechihe671/
Obiset671/
Obegie671/
Obicea671/
Obease671/
Oviezi671/
Obirzi671/
Obuzeh671/
Awieze671/
Habize671/
Obetse671/
Obedce671/
Obitse671/
O'Biza671/
Gabize671/
Abezeh671/
Aubeze671/
Ubisee671/
Obizzy671/
Obeseh671/
Obuese671/
Obaezi671/
Obaije671/
Ojbege671/
Hobese671/
Abioze671/
Ubgeze671/
Ubiezi671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obieze
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