Obrahim Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Obrahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obrahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Obrahim (12) may also be a first name.

Obrahim Last Name Facts

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

Obrahim (Marathi: ओबराहीम) is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Obrahim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obrahim? popularity and diffusion

Obrahim is the 837,371st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obrahim are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common given name internationally, held by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Outside of Somalia this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 3 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oubrahim932,420/
Oibrahim9310/
Oubrahime886/
Ebrahim86343,721/
Abrahim8631,884/
Ovrahim8660/
Ébrahim861/
Ebrahiem802,129/
Abrahiem8041/
Hebrahim8027/
Ebhrahim8019/
Aebrahim8014/
Habrahim8013/
Abbrahim808/
Abhrahim807/
Aabrahim807/
Oubrahem807/
Ahbrahim806/
Ebraahim806/
Abraahim805/
Ebrahimm805/
Abrahimh804/
Ebbrahim802/
Abrahoim802/
Obraheem801/
Aubrahim801/
Abrhahim801/
Abrahhim801/
Ebrahhim801/
Ebrahieem751/
Oibraheem751/
Ebrahem7145,186/
Abrahem718,447/
Abrahimova71134/
Abrehim71123/
Abrohim7120/
Avrahim713/
Ebrehim713/
Abrahoimová672/
Havrahim671/
Eebrahem671/
Aabrahem671/
Ebrrahem671/
Abhrahem671/
Hebrahem671/

Obrahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obrahim in the Marathi language
ओबराहीमobarahima-

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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 Obrahim
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