Obya Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Obya (59) may also be a first name.

Obya Last Name Facts

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

Obya (Russian: Обя) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obya is the 3,432,070th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Obya reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obya is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name on earth, held by 59 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 96 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobya8945/
Obyad894/
Hobya894/
Obyat893/
Obyas892/
Obyea891/
Obhya891/
Obayya8052/
Obaiya8011/
Gobyay808/
Obeyia806/
Obeiya803/
Hobhya801/
Obuyya801/
Oboyia801/
Obyass801/
Obyayi801/
Obuyia801/
Obayia801/
Obaaya801/
Obia7512,022/
Abya75899/
Obea75310/
Ebya7553/
Ubya7514/
Owya757/
Obja752/
Obyo752/
Ovya751/
Obeiyat734/
Obhaiya732/
Oubayya731/
Gobaiya731/
Abyad6713,623/
Obias677,681/
Howya67631/
Obiah67405/
Oubia67373/
Ebyay67354/
Aabya67273/
Oweya67232/
Gobia67223/
Obiad67215/
Abyat67183/
Obiha6799/
Gobja6791/
Gubya6775/
Abhya6754/
Hobia6754/
Obiay6743/
Abyah6726/
Obija6722/
Gabya6720/
Obiat6715/
Abyay6714/
Ebyah6712/
Habya679/
Obiae677/
O'Bea677/
Osbia677/
Abyas677/
Obiaz676/
Abyaz676/
Obiaa675/
Abyaa675/
Obeay675/
Obhyo674/
Objay674/
Obeha674/
Obhia674/
Obeah673/
Aubya673/
Owyad671/
Ojbea671/
Hobja671/
Oobia671/
Gobyo671/
Hovya671/
Oubyo671/
Objas671/
Govya671/
Obgia671/
Hubya671/
Oivya671/
Ohbea671/
Șobea671/
Objah671/

Obya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obya in the Russian language
Обяoba-

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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
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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 Obya
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