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) occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It may be rendered as a variant: Obodjé. For other possible spellings of Obodje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obodje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obodje is the 832,284th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Obodje live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 632,267th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 205 people.
The last name Obodje is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 84,510. In The Ivory Coast Obodje is most frequent in: Lagunes District, where 84 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 14 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 1 percent live. Barring The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.
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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