Obv Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Obv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obv Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Obv (9) may also be a first name.

Obv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obv (Russian: Обв) is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obv? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obv is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Obv live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Tai-Asia. Obv is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.

It is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 14,127,669. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 80 percent live and Udon Thani Province, where 20 percent live. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobv861/
Obvt861/
Obvd861/
Oebv861/
Ohbv861/
Oobv861/
Oubv861/
Ojbv861/
Hobvs752/
Ebv67343/
Obb6728/
Owv677/
Owb677/
Ovv674/
Ovb674/
Abv672/
Obbova672/
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Obv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obv in the Russian language
Обвobv-

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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 Obv
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