Obosi Surname
Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname
Obosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,326 | 1:133,592 | 8,652 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obosi (144) may also be a first name.
Obosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obosi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obosi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 263,032nd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,890,970 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obosi are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obosi is also the 769,375th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 144 people.
Obosi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,326 people, or 1 in 133,592. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 19 percent live, Delta, where 17 percent live and Bayelsa, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
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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 Obosi
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