Obodje Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Obodje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 273 | 1:84,510 | 4,538 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
The alternate forms: Obodjé (1) are calculated separately.
Obodje (205) may also be a first name.
Obodje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obodje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obodje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺑﺞ) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Obodjé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obodje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 832,284th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Obodje live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obodje is also the 632,267th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 205 people.
This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 84,510. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Lagunes District, where 84 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 14 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 1 percent reside. Beside The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Mauritania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obodje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obodje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺑﺞ | awbj | 50 |
| ﺃﻭﺑﻮﺩﺝ | awbwdj | 25 |
| ﺃﻭﺑﺞ | awbj | 25 |
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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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- 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 Obodje
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