Obsia Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Obsia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Obsia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obsia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obsia occurs in Somaliland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obsia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obsia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obsia reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
Obsia is most frequent in Somaliland, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 875,046. Barring Somaliland this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Somalia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obsa | 89 | 2,740 | / |
| Hobsiah | 83 | 13 | / |
| Absia | 80 | 737 | / |
| Ebsia | 80 | 68 | / |
| Hobsa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Obsai | 80 | 17 | / |
| Obssa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Obsio | 80 | 9 | / |
| Owsia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obsad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobsah | 73 | 186 | / |
| Obsatz | 73 | 35 | / |
| Habsia | 73 | 32 | / |
| Gabsia | 73 | 29 | / |
| Absiah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Abssia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Howsia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hopsia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hebsia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owssia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abshia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obssea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obshei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goubsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobsha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habssia | 67 | 2,261 | / |
| Absa | 67 | 1,967 | / |
| Habsiah | 67 | 78 | / |
| Opsa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hopsiah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hobsyah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obshcha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabsiah | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Obsia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis