Obsy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Obsy (21) may also be a first name.

Obsy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obsy is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obsy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obsy is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obsy are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obsy is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 21 people.

Obsy is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Obsy is mostly found in: Kano, where 50 percent are found and Ogun, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Egypt, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obsey893/
Gobsy891/
Hobsy891/
Gobsey804/
Goobsy802/
Obssiy801/
Obsa752,740/
Obse751,615/
Absy75313/
Obsi7535/
Ebsy759/
Opsy757/
Ovsy751/
Owsy751/
Ofsy751/
Obschiy7319/
Obsie675,437/
Habsy67868/
Obsid67770/
Obser67492/
Ovsyi67455/
Ebsiy67208/
Absey67142/
Obschaya6769/
Ovsey6760/
Absay6756/
Obshchyi6743/
Ovsiy6742/
Hobsa6721/
Obsai6717/
Abssy6711/
Ebsey6711/
Obssa6710/
Obshi677/
Gabsy677/
Gobse676/
Obsed675/
Hebsy675/
Oupsy674/
Ebssy673/
Ovsay672/
Hubsy672/
Obseh671/
Opssy671/
Oibsi671/
Hobsi671/
Owscy671/
Obsse671/
Owsey671/
Gobsi671/
Absyi671/
Ofsyd671/
Hobse670/
Howsy670/

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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 Obsy
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