Obsieh Surname

156,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Djibouti
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Obsieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obsieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Djibouti1,4231:64380
Somaliland1,3461:2,600293
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Obsieh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obsieh is found in Djibouti more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obsieh? popularity and diffusion

Obsieh is the 156,901st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,612,960 people. The last name Obsieh is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obsieh reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Djibouti, where it is held by 1,423 people, or 1 in 643. Excluding Djibouti this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Somaliland, where 48 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obsie915,437/
Obseh911/
Absieh831,368/
Obssie832/
Oubseh831/
Obhsie831/
Obse801,615/
Obsi8035/
Habsieh771/
Absie73983/
Obsid73770/
Obser73492/
Obsai7317/
Absih7313/
Obshi737/
Gobse736/
Obsed735/
Ebsie734/
Obsey733/
Gobsi731/
Obsse731/
Hobsi731/
Opsie731/
Oibsi731/
Abseh731/
Hobse730/
Habsih6725/
Abshie679/
Gobsey674/
Goubsi674/
Gabseh673/
Obscii672/
Abhsie672/
Gopsie672/
Obshei671/
Obssea671/
Obhshi671/
Habsie671/
Absiey671/
Gobzie671/
Hobzeh671/
Oopsie671/
Abseih671/
Abgieh671/
Obssiy671/
Obsher670/

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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 Obsieh
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