Obey is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Obey
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Obey

How popular is Obey?

Obey is common in Nigeria.

Obey is ranked 67889 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Obey bearers increased by 1.955307 per cent in 2010 US census to 730 since 2000, the surname slipped by 940 spots and ranked at 31656. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 53.7 52.79
White 37.95 43.3
Others 5.21 1.68
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.64 0
Obey is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Tunisia is ahead in terms of density. Around 6673 people have been found who wears Obey as their family name. Obey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
5,340 Iceland6
9,053 Senegal5
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
941 Liberia3
3,519 Benin3
9,500 Ghana3
184,212 France3
20,186 Kenya2
31,767 Greece2
2,085 Nepal2
8,995 Uganda2
11,736 Lithuania2
40,256 Mexico2
91,024 Belgium1
165,773 Belarus1
2,715 Gabon1
151,601 Spain1
1,704,541 India1
62,864 New Zealand1
90,903 Moldova1
2,211 Brunei1
20,172 Hungary1
11,510 Oman1
5,916 Mozambique1
81,201 Switzerland1
53,505 Turkey1
58,885 Poland1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,774 Venezuela1
18,969 Wales1
6,212 Jamaica1
49,529 Israel1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
105,948 Ukraine38
8,268 Mauritania29
50,826 Zimbabwe19
14,048 Ireland16
369,956 Indonesia14
113,815 Kazakhstan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,655 England86
56,973 South Africa73
45,171 Tanzania73
44,254 Canada71
181,712 Russia52
Countries with hundreds of Obey:
32,860 United States885
3,564 Tunisia462
15,335 Algeria357
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Obey:
5,505 Nigeria4,279
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Comments

K
Karena Barrientes
Obey is a nickname that is a derivative obert.

Obey Namesakes

  • Dave Obey, Former United States Representative
  • Ebenezer Obey, Musician
  • Forester Augustus Obeysekera, Legislator
  • André Obey, Playwright
  • Dave Obey, Former United States Representative
  • Dave Obey, Former United States Representative
  • Ebenezer Obey, Musician
  • André Obey, Playwright
  • Craig Obey, Musical Artist
  • Erica Obey, Author

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