How Many People Have the Last Name Obi?
people had the surname Obi in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 208,333 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 9 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+500 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Obi (85.2%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 7.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Obi ranks #685. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 78.3% to 85.2%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 11.1% to 7.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Obi grew from 903 people in 2000 to 1,403 in 2010 (up 55.4%), and its rank rose from #25,657 to #19,296.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 903 | 1,403 |
| Rank | #25,657 | #19,296 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.33 | 0.48 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Obi
👤 Obi as a First Name
Obi is a first name too: about 297 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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