Obodji Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Obodji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obodji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast3511:65,7303,766
Benin171:607,97736,930
France141:4,744,480251,814
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Obodji (164) may also be a first name.

Obodji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obodji occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obodji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obodji is the 746,827th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Obodji live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obodji is also the 715,247th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 164 people.

Obodji is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 65,730. In The Ivory Coast Obodji is primarily concentrated in: Lagunes District, where 52 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 43 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 2 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obodjis921/
Oboji9193/
Abodji831,025/
Obodje83332/
Obedji8367/
Ebodji834/
Ojboji832/
Obadji832/
Oyboji831/
Obodzi831/
Obodjé831/
Oubadji77440/
Aboidji77135/
Aboudji7731/
Obadiji7731/
Oboudje7724/
Aïbodji776/
Obodieh774/
Oboudie772/
Ebodjie772/
Aboïdji771/
Obudjai771/
Obadjai771/
Obaji7311,696/
Obosi731,490/
Aboji7388/
Oboje7348/
Obogi7323/
Oboci731/
Obozi731/
Aboidjei7111/
Haboudji716/
Heboudji712/
Oubaddji711/
Obodiaha711/
Houvodji711/
Abadji671,786/
Gobozi67302/
Abodje67163/
Abedji67113/
Obadja6787/
Obadje6778/
Abodja6770/
Abojei6766/
Obuogi6760/
Oboise6740/
Abudji6727/
Ebodje6719/
Obosih6715/
Abooji6713/
Abodie6712/
Obozie6711/
Obosie6710/
Ebedji678/
Goubadjio676/
Obozyi675/
Obedje674/
Hobaji674/
Ojbaji674/
Oboisi674/
Obousi674/
Abouji673/
Obaaji673/
Obosci673/
Obajiy673/
Oboogi673/
Ebadji672/
Obudje672/
Obahji672/
Oubaji672/
Ebodie671/
Obadie671/
Obudie671/
Oboosi671/
Obozai671/
Obatji671/
Obedie671/
Obozid671/
Obajih671/
Oobaji671/
Obajis671/
Avodji671/
Obajzi671/
Obajii671/
Obosei671/
Obasji671/
Obazji671/
Obajai671/

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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 Obodji
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