Obindi Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obindi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obindi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2731:169,15712,975
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Congo81:623,63715,053
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obindi Last Name Facts

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

Obindi occurs most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obindi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 872,430th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obindi are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Obindi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 169,157. In Kenya Obindi is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 74 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 18 percent are found and Nandi County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Obindi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oubindi921/
Obindih921/
Obinda83542/
Obendi83115/
Abindi83114/
Obinde8392/
Ubindi8374/
Obimdi8361/
Owindi8326/
Obindy8310/
Ebindi834/
Obienda7739/
Habindi7727/
Ompindi779/
Ebindie773/
Obiende772/
Abiendi772/
Abiondi771/
Gubindi771/
Owndi733/
Abndi731/
Govindiy71178/
Hobinder7121/
Obenndip718/
Gobindee711/
Obende671,887/
Owendi671,334/
Obenda67667/
Abinda67279/
Abinde67124/
Abendi6757/
Owinda6731/
Ubinda6715/
Ebendi6710/
Awindi676/
Owinde674/
Ebinde671/
Ubendi671/
Abimdi671/
Gowndi671/
Obimde671/
Hosbinder670/

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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 Obindi
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