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

Obim is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obim? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 290,856^th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,537,649 people. The last name 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 444,827^th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 380 people.

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

Obim Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Obim has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Obim surname rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.