Obija Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Obija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Obija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obija is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Obija live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 73 percent are found, Benue, where 7 percent are found and Enugu, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Obija
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