Obiye Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Obiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 213 | 1:216,807 | 15,399 |
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obiye (1,136) may also be a first name.
Obiye Demographics
Obiye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺑﻲ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obiye is the 786,896th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name Obiye is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiye live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiye is also the 236,188th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,136 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 216,807. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 52 percent live, Nyamira County, where 40 percent live and Nairobi County, where 4 percent live. Excluding Kenya Obiye occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Obiye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺑﻲ | awby | - |
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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 Obiye
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