Obodiah Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Obodiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Obodiah (21) may also be a first name.
Obodiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obodiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obodiah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obodiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Obodiah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obodiah live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obodiah is also the 2,368,944th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 21 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Obodiah is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 64 percent are found, Rivers, where 21 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Obodiah exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obodiaha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obodia | 92 | 48 | / |
| Obadiah | 86 | 22,266 | / |
| Obediah | 86 | 1,489 | / |
| Abodiah | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ebodiah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obadiaha | 80 | 17 | / |
| Oboodiat | 80 | 9 | / |
| O'Bediah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oboudiat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obaddiah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obaudiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obgadiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obadiaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oobediah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobadiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obadia | 77 | 12,601 | / |
| Obedia | 77 | 133 | / |
| Ebodia | 77 | 92 | / |
| Abodia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obodea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obodio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obadias | 71 | 1,261 | / |
| Aboudia | 71 | 443 | / |
| Abadiah | 71 | 213 | / |
| Aboodia | 71 | 183 | / |
| Obadyah | 71 | 78 | / |
| Obadiha | 71 | 49 | / |
| Gobadia | 71 | 19 | / |
| Abodioh | 71 | 12 | / |
| Oubadia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Obadhia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Obediha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Obodeoh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abediah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obadioh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obadiay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abodias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obadiea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obadiaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abodyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abodjah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obodjaš | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hobadia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aboudiaa | 67 | 126 | / |
| Goubadia | 67 | 34 | / |
| Obhodjaš | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aboudias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhodjas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obedayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboudjah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obodiah
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