Obodia Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obodia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obodia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Obodia (14) may also be a first name.

Obodia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obodia occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obodia.

How Common Is The Last Name Obodia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Obodia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obodia reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 48 percent reside, Kogi, where 34 percent reside and Gombe, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Obodia is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obodiah9225/
Oboodiat869/
Oboudiat862/
Obodiaha861/
Obadia8312,601/
Obedia83133/
Ebodia8392/
Owodia835/
Abodia835/
Obodea832/
Obodio831/
Obadiah7722,266/
Obediah771,489/
Obadias771,261/
Aboudia77443/
Aboodia77183/
Obadiha7749/
Gobadia7719/
Abodiah7716/
Obudiah7713/
Oubadia7711/
Obadhia777/
Obediha776/
Ebodiah772/
Ohuodia772/
Obadiea771/
Abodias771/
Hobadia771/
Obodjaš771/
Obadiaa771/
Obadiay771/
Owoudia771/
Aboudiaa71126/
Goovadia7145/
Goubadia7134/
Obhodjaš7119/
Obadiaha7117/
O'Bediah712/
Obaddiah712/
Aboudias711/
Obgadiah711/
Obhodjas711/
Gobadiah711/
Oobediah711/
Obaudiah711/
Obedayia711/
Obadiaah711/
Abadia6729,121/
Ovadia671,449/
Aboudihaj67557/
Ubadia67137/
Obadja6787/
Ebodja6784/
Abodja6770/
Owadia6744/
Abudia6736/
Obadya678/
Obadio677/
Abedia677/
Obadía675/
Abodio674/
Awodia674/
Obedio673/
Ebodio672/
Ubodio671/
Ebadia671/
Owodea671/
Obédio671/
Ovodio671/
Obadea671/
Obodjo671/
Obudea671/
Gouboudja671/
Avodia671/
Abodya671/

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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 Obodia
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