Obih Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6231:284,33816,033
Indonesia1211:1,092,96978,869
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England411:1,358,97760,528
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
France91:7,380,302306,885
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Obih (1,439) may also be a first name.

Obih Last Name Facts

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

Obih is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obih? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 401,066th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Obih live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 205,696th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,439 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 284,338. In Nigeria Obih is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 24 percent are found, Abia, where 14 percent are found and Plateau, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Obih Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obih surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

Obih earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oubih89942/
Obieh89400/
Obioh8975/
Obish8947/
Obich8947/
Obihe8913/
Obaih892/
Oboih892/
Obeih891/
Obi86338,737/
Osbeih802,876/
Oubaih80579/
Oubuih80185/
Ousbih80172/
Hobeih80136/
Oubihe80136/
Obaish8041/
Hobich8033/
Hobish8032/
Outbih808/
Oubich806/
Obisht806/
Osbich804/
Obeidh804/
Obaidh803/
Obhich801/
Oibich801/
Obeish801/
Obeith801/
Obitsh801/
Gobaih801/
Obieha801/
Obiehh801/
Obaich801/
Osbish800/
Gobi758,692/
Obie757,037/
Obid753,737/
Oboi752,672/
Hobi752,610/
Obis752,182/
Obei751,782/
Obai751,518/
Obeh751,485/
Obio751,383/
Ebih75694/
Obhi75534/
Abih75346/
Oubi75318/
Oibi75241/
Obić75193/
Ovih75181/
Obit75154/
Obii75102/
Obha7589/
Obiz7563/
Oobi7543/
Obhe7538/
Ubih7533/
Ohbi7529/
Osbi7515/
Owih7514/
Obiy7511/
Obui756/
Obyi755/
Otbi754/
Uobi753/
Obgi753/
Obip752/
Oebi751/
Obiș751/
Obéi751/
Obij751/
Hobisch73126/
Obitsch7332/
Hobeich7329/
Hobeish738/
Oubaich735/
Hobaish734/
Hobeith731/
Obeidth731/
Hobaich731/
Hobicht730/
Obaid67415,667/
Obeid6757,823/
Gobai6715,041/
Abich673,570/
Goubi671,747/
Abish671,546/
Ouhbi671,115/
Obitz67741/
Obhio67680/
Oubid67633/
Ovich67423/
Goobi67406/
Obije67405/
Abaih67379/
Oubai67305/
Houbi67216/
Abeih67208/
Obais67206/
Obech67158/
Ebeih67142/
Obaia67141/
Gobio67137/
Gobhe67136/
Abidh67100/
Obhai6792/
Oubyi6776/
Hobie6762/
Obesh6754/
Habih6750/
Gobei6749/
Hoibi6746/
Obeyh6740/
Obait6740/
Gubih6735/
Obits6734/
Goibi6732/
Abieh6731/
Gabih6729/
Gobij6729/
Asbih6728/
Hobič6728/
Hosbi6727/
Ebieh6727/
Hobitsch6722/
Gobii6721/
Hobio6719/
Hobai6718/
Uobai6716/
Gobui6716/
Gobhi6715/
Hobit6714/
Oubei6714/
Obois6712/
Goboi6712/
Ovihs6712/
Hobis6711/
Hobha6710/
Osbitsch679/
Oubit679/
Obeit679/
Ouboi679/
Ovieh678/
Oweih678/
Hobeh678/
Abihe677/
Oihbe677/
Hoobi676/
Obist676/
Ubich675/
Abuih675/
Obeis675/
Hobei675/
Oihbi675/
Ebaih674/
Oobha674/
Obeij674/
Oubeh674/
Ubish674/
Obgoi674/
Obiey674/
Obhyo674/
Obhay674/
Houbaich674/
Oibio674/
Ahbih674/
Hobeisch673/
Oubie673/
Obaiz673/
Obher673/
Obisd673/
Obedh672/
Hobiz672/
Obaij672/
Aboih672/
Owieh672/
Eboih672/
Gobgi672/
Hoboi672/
Ousbi672/
Oubha672/
Oibis672/
Obégi672/
Obaai672/
Obhie672/
Hobiy672/
Hobhe672/
Obahy671/
Obaiy671/
Obitt671/
Obuid671/
Oubio671/
Osbui671/
Hebih671/
Hobui671/
Gobiy671/
Gobyi671/
Aabih671/
Oubiz671/
Obuhj671/
Oyboi671/
Ojbie671/
Oobeh671/
Ohubi671/
Obehy671/
Ojbai671/
Oobyi671/
Oubis671/
Oubiy671/
Ovioh671/
Ouybi671/
Oibii671/
Obhey671/
Oboit671/
Obeiz671/
Obych671/
Eubih671/
Ebuih671/
Outbi671/
Obidd671/
Oebie671/
Oiboi671/
Otbhe671/
Oybio671/
Oberh671/
Obhed671/

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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 Obih
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