Okobiah Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okobiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okobiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250

Okobiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okobiah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okobiah? popularity and diffusion

Okobiah is the 1,765,740th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Okobiah are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Okobiah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 64 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okobia921,556/
Okoobia868/
Okohbia861/
Okkobia861/
Akobia771,120/
Okobio7738/
Ekobia7727/
Okabia7715/
Ukobia7713/
Okebia7711/
Okubia775/
Okovia771/
Akoubia71643/
Okebiay711/
Okobaiyo671/
Gocobija671/

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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 Okobiah
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