Obim Surname

290,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1691:151,5349,603
Uganda1191:328,06122,062
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England71:7,959,723202,100
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Obim (380) may also be a first name.

Obim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obim occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obim is the 290,856th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,537,649 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obim are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obim is also the 444,827th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 380 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,169 people, or 1 in 151,534. In Nigeria Obim is most numerous in: Cross River, where 83 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Rivers, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Obim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Obim has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Obiem89243/
Obiom8946/
Gobim897/
Oebim895/
Osbim895/
Obime894/
Obeime8033/
Oubihm801/
O'Biem801/
Oboism801/
Obin753,777/
Obem75599/
Abim75264/
Ebim75175/
Ubim7517/
Ovim753/
Owim751/
Obym750/
Obimowa731/
Obimova731/
O'Beime731/
Gobin6714,136/
Obina677,420/
Hobin671,957/
Obien671,751/
Abiem67964/
Ebiem67867/
Obing67725/
Aboim67674/
Abiom67520/
Obuin67431/
Obion67194/
Oboimova67159/
Obeme6784/
Aubim6774/
Abime6772/
Gabim6755/
Abaim6744/
Ubiom6741/
Ubiem6739/
Osbin6734/
Obijn6731/
Habim6727/
Govim6721/
Onpim6720/
Oybin6714/
Abhim6713/
Oswim679/
Obinn678/
Oweim677/
Ubaim676/
Abeim676/
Obemg675/
Obyme675/
Owhim674/
Abuim674/
Obink673/
Ebeim673/
Oubin673/
O'Bin673/
Ebhim672/
Obind671/
Obymc671/
Oviom671/
Ovaim671/
Owuim671/
Ovime671/
Gobem671/
Hobem671/
Oibin671/
Oveim670/

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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 Obim
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