Oshobi Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oshobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oshobi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oshobi live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Oyo, where 16 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshoobi922/
Osobi9140/
Oshoba83699/
Hosobi83303/
Ashobi83177/
Oshobe8366/
Eshobi8333/
Osobie8326/
Ochobi8314/
Otsobi8310/
Osuobi833/
Oshabi833/
Osobiy832/
Osoubi832/
Oshebi832/
Osoobi831/
Osiobi831/
Ossoubi77947/
Hoshebi7762/
Ochuobi7711/
Oshubei7711/
Ashoubi7710/
Ochoubi775/
Osiobio774/
Ochoibi774/
Ochoobi773/
Hoshabi771/
Eshoubi771/
Goshabi771/
Osioybi771/
Ousoubi771/
Oushabi771/
Ashoobi771/
Osobaia771/
Goshobe771/
Otchobi771/
Osoba736,372/
Asobi73269/
Osubi73193/
Osabi73175/
Osobe73172/
Osebi73146/
Ozobi73134/
Esobi7382/
Osovi7323/
Usobi7317/
Oxobi7312/
Osowi731/
Gossobai7144/
Osobuije7110/
Goushabi718/
Otchoubi712/
Houshabi711/
Outchobi711/
Ossoubei711/
Ossebi675,398/
Osiobe674,823/
Ashabi672,927/
Oshaba67661/
Asobie67302/
Ossabi67241/
Oshabe67228/
Ochubi67152/
Ossobe67125/
Gosabi67122/
Ossoba67120/
Achobi67111/
Ochobe6794/
Esobie6778/
Osabit6764/
Esiobi6763/
Eshabi6761/
Osovyi6753/
Oshowy6751/
Osobyy6747/
Ashebi6747/
Eshebi6744/
Osovei6743/
Osoiba6741/
Hosoba6727/
Osovoi6726/
Osoibe6722/
Osowei6721/
Osiabi6721/
Otsobe6719/
Ashubi6714/
Oshowe6714/
Oshebe6712/
Osowie6712/
Hosabi6711/
Uchobi6711/
Osoviy6710/
Osaebi6710/
Asohbi6710/
Osobee678/
Hosobe677/
Osabiy677/
Asobai676/
Osobey676/
Hosebi676/
Ochovi676/
Hosovi675/
Gosovi675/
Goushabhi675/
Asiobi674/
Ashoba673/
Osuobe673/
Osiowi673/
Osohba672/
Ozuobi672/
Osubai672/
Osuoba672/
Asobei672/
Osabai672/
Osabei672/
Osubit672/
Osober672/
Osioba672/
Ochabi672/
Oseubi671/
Osooba671/
Gosubi671/
Ushabi671/
Osobge671/
Oosoba671/
Ociobi671/
Ozoobi671/
Osovie671/
Asahbi671/
Osiebi671/
Osubie671/
Osebie671/
Houyshabi671/
Hgossobai671/
Hazobi671/
Osubui671/
Outchoubi671/
Osoyui671/
Ossoby671/
Osovio671/
Osawhouyi671/
Osabie671/
Asuobi671/
Ussobi671/

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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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  • 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 Oshobi
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