How common is the surname Obi?

1,403 people in the United States had the surname Obi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,061 Americans. It ranked 19,296th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Obi?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Obi identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Is the surname Obi getting more or less common?

More common. 903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,403 in 2010, up 55%.

Is Obi also a first name?

Yes. Obi is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Obi

A surname, carried by 1,403 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Obi is more common than 88.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,403 people named Obi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,061 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 903.

#19,296

rank among US surnames

1,403

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+55.4%

change since 2000 (was #25,657)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,291	Vasko	1,404	219,904
#19,296	Bevers	1,403	220,061

Who is named Obi

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Obi identified as Black (not Hispanic), 7.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Black (not Hispanic) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Obi?: 1,403 people in the United States had the surname Obi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,061 Americans. It ranked 19,296th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Obi?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Obi identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Obi getting more or less common?: More common. 903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,403 in 2010, up 55%.
Is Obi also a first name?: Yes. Obi is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.