Obsia Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Obsia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obsia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obsa892,740/
Hobsiah8313/
Absia80737/
Ebsia8068/
Hobsa8021/
Obsai8017/
Obssa8010/
Obsio809/
Owsia802/
Obsad801/
Gobsa801/
Hobsah73186/
Obsatz7335/
Habsia7332/
Gabsia7329/
Absiah739/
Abssia736/
Howsia734/
Hopsia732/
Hebsia732/
Owssia732/
Abshia731/
Obssea731/
Obshei731/
Goubsa731/
Gobsha731/
Habssia672,261/
Absa671,967/
Habsiah6778/
Opsa6734/
Hopsiah6729/
Hobsyah6716/
Obza673/
Obshcha673/
Gabsiah672/

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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
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