Gbobaniyi Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gbobaniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbobaniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gbobaniyi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gbobaniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gbobaniyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbobaniyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Gbobaniyi is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gbobaniyi reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Gbobaniyi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Gbobaniyi is most numerous in: Ondo, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Osun, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Gbobaniyi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Gbobaniyi Last Name Statistics demography

Gbobaniyi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 50.42% more than the national average, earning $74,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbobaniye893/
Gboboniyi891/
Gbaghbanyi741/
Kabobani7127/
Gbobuean711/
Gubyoban711/
Gbaban671/
Gbiban671/
Kabobanya671/
Kababanyi671/
Gbeban671/
Guibibani671/
Gabbapini671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gbobaniyi
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