Last Name OBEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • OBEY is ranked as the 29734th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,008.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.32 people named OBEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 97% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named OBEY is 860, the rank is 30,716 and the proportion per 100k Americans named OBEY is 0.27.

Last Names OBEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,008 +/-11.2%
  • National Rank 29,734
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 860
  • National Rank 30,716
  • Proportion/100k 0.27

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name OBEY is 43.7% White, 1.3% Hispanic origin, 53.3% Black, 0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name OBEY have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin, White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name OBEY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name OBEY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 43.7% 63.9% -20.2%
Hispanic origin 1.3% 16.3% -15.0%
Black 53.3% 12.3% 41.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.9% -4.9%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named OBEY is Louisiana where 127 people have this name.
  • Louisiana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named OBEY, as 2.74 in every 100,000 Louisianans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of Michigan.
  • Louisiana is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 19 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Tennessee (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 263 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names OBEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 19 0.14 61.8% Indiana 5 0.08 26.2% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 101 1.02 93.2% Minnesota 39 0.71 82.3% Missouri 7 0.22 32.5% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 59.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 47 0.81 84.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name OBEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 19 0.14 61.8%
Indiana 5 0.08 26.2%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 101 1.02 93.2%
Minnesota 39 0.71 82.3%
Missouri 7 0.22 32.5%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 59.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 47 0.81 84.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names OBEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 33.5% California 38 0.1 78.2% Colorado 20 0.38 72.5% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 10 0.47 37.0% Oregon 7 0.18 31.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 7 0.1 42.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name OBEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 33.5%
California 38 0.1 78.2%
Colorado 20 0.38 72.5%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 10 0.47 37.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 31.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 7 0.1 42.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names OBEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 10 0.77 38.2% Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.4% New Hampshire 19 1.41 69.4% New Jersey 73 0.82 89.4% New York 117 0.59 92.5% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 77.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name OBEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 10 0.77 38.2%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.4%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 69.4%
New Jersey 73 0.82 89.4%
New York 117 0.59 92.5%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 77.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names OBEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 32.4% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 21 0.1 77.3% Georgia 19 0.19 73.9% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 127 2.74 91.3% Maryland 11 0.19 59.2% Mississippi 7 0.22 32.5% North Carolina 22 0.22 82.2% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 5 0.08 32.7% Texas 77 0.29 89.4% Virginia 46 0.55 87.6% West Virginia 9 0.49 32.5%

South States
State stats for the first name OBEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 32.4%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 21 0.1 77.3%
Georgia 19 0.19 73.9%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 127 2.74 91.3%
Maryland 11 0.19 59.2%
Mississippi 7 0.22 32.5%
North Carolina 22 0.22 82.2%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 5 0.08 32.7%
Texas 77 0.29 89.4%
Virginia 46 0.55 87.6%
West Virginia 9 0.49 32.5%
 

Full Names with OBEY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have OBEY as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named OBEY.

The most popular full name is John OBEY. 2.76% of all the people named OBEY have this given name.

There are 171 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name OBEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John OBEY 2.76%
2 Joseph OBEY 2.30%
3 David OBEY 1.84%
4 Michael OBEY 1.84%
5 James OBEY 1.38%
6 Larry OBEY 1.38%
7 Lee OBEY 1.38%
8 Robert OBEY 1.38%
9 Angela OBEY 0.92%
10 Anthony OBEY 0.92%
11 Arthur OBEY 0.92%
12 Charles OBEY 0.92%
13 Christopher OBEY 0.92%
14 Cynthia OBEY 0.92%
15 Daniel OBEY 0.92%
16 Lawrence OBEY 0.92%
17 Margaret OBEY 0.92%
18 Mark OBEY 0.92%
19 Mary OBEY 0.92%
20 Nancy OBEY 0.92%