Obiou Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Obiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Obiou Last Name Facts

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

Obiou occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obiou.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiou? popularity and diffusion

Obiou is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obiou is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Obiou is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biou89906/
Biaou8013,543/
Bijou803,014/
Bioeu8061/
Bieou8042/
Bihou8015/
Biouj809/
Mbiou804/
Biouh801/
Biu755,509/
Bijoux732,596/
Bijjou73458/
Baijou73247/
Biahou73113/
Biohou7364/
Bagiou7353/
Beijou7345/
Bihout735/
Beioud734/
Boijou732/
Biehou732/
Baaiou732/
Bhihou732/
Bijout731/
Bijous731/
Bogiou731/
Bijoud731/
Biju6712,933/
Bieu674,223/
Beiu67812/
Viou67452/
Bius67416/
Bihu67339/
Boiu67115/
Boijoux67110/
Wiou6780/
Beou6768/
Boijout6751/
Bhiu6743/
Biua6738/
Biut6733/
Beijouh6730/
Byou6729/
Bițu6728/
Biux6721/
Bião6719/
Biue6711/
Bjou6710/
Biuh679/
Biud677/
Buiu677/
Biuy676/
Voiu676/
Bjiu674/
Biuu672/
Biuz672/
Beijouj671/
Bișu671/
Bougiou671/
Hbiu671/
Bgiu671/
Uoiu671/
Beioudh671/

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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 Obiou
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis