Family name אובי (Obi 
, Obie , אובי 
) , in the entire world, is a widespread surname. The cognomen אובי is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Cameroon, and Maldives, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cameroon. Likewise, אובי is the forename as well as the last name.