Family name עובדיה (Obadiah 
, עובדיה , Ovadia 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The surname עובדיה is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common surname, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kenya. Also, עובדיה is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Obadiah | Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Israel, United States |
| עובדיה | Israel |
| Ovadia | France, Israel, Colombia, United States, Mexico |
| Obadja | Netherlands, Indonesia, South Africa, United States, Italy |
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עובדיה הדאיה Israeli rabbi, IL (b. 1889) |
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ג'ורג' עובדיה Iraqi-born Israeli and Iranian screenwriter and film director, IL (b. 1915) |
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עובדיה יוסף Talmudic scholar, posek and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, IL (b. 1920) |
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ירדנה עובדיה An Israeli physician, IL (b. 1930) |
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עובדיה בן-שלום IL (b. 1923) |
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| עובדיה טוביה Israeli composer, IL (b. 1920) |
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| עובדיה פורת IL (b. 1911) |
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| עובדיה שזר Israeli painter, IL (b. 1929) |
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קובי עובדיה Israeli writer, IL (b. 1982) |
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| עובדיה יעבץ IL (b. 1922) |
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ספי עובדיה Israeli journalist, IL (b. 1984) |
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| עובדיה הררי Israeli aerospace engineer, IL (b. 1943) |
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| עובדיה עלי Israeli politician, IL (b. 1945) |
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| עובדיה צבי Israeli association football player, IL (b. 1955) |
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| ירדנה עובדיה IL (b. 1949) |
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