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
Obsia is carried by more people in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obsia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obsia is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obsia are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.
The last name Obsia is most frequent in Somaliland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 875,046. Other than Somaliland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Somalia, where 13 percent reside.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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