Obsiye Surname

82,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Obsiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obsiye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland5,3421:65586
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Djibouti1251:7,319508
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Sweden221:447,58032,003
England121:4,643,172139,951
Norway101:514,22941,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Obsiye (12) may also be a first name.

Obsiye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obsiye is held by more people in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obsiye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obsiye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,783rd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,245,734 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obsiye are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Somaliland, where it is carried by 5,342 people, or 1 in 655. Apart from Somaliland this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 5 percent reside and Djibouti, where 2 percent reside.

Obsiye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obsiye surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Obsiye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.12% more than the national average, earning 443,399 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.91% less than the national average, earning $35,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obsiiye921,012/
Obsiyeh92598/
Obsieye921/
Obsye917/
Obsieyeh862/
Obsieyes861/
Absiye831,522/
Obssie832/
Oubsye831/
Obseye831/
Obsiya831/
Absiiye77169/
Absiyeh7713/
Obsai7317/
Obsey733/
Obsae731/
Objoie6760/
Absiya6746/
Abshie679/
Gobsey674/
Obsiji673/
Obsejo672/
Owsiej672/
Absoye672/
Absiyo671/
Abseye671/
Obssea671/
Obshei671/
Obshchiya671/
Absiey671/

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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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  • 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 Obsiye
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