Obabiyi Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obabiyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obabiyi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1921:148,6109,442
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obabiyi (71) may also be a first name.

Obabiyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obabiyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obabiyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obabiyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 314,042nd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,093,266 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obabiyi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obabiyi is also the 1,152,838th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 71 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,192 people, or 1 in 148,610. In Nigeria Obabiyi is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 28 percent reside, Lagos, where 27 percent reside and Ogun, where 25 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Obabiyi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obabeyi863/
Obabiye863/
Obaboy771/
Obabie771/
Ababiya712,287/
Ababaii7141/
Obabhai713/
Ababayi712/
Obabayo712/
Ababiye712/
Obobayi711/
Obabaih711/
Ababiyo711/
Gobabhai671/
Aboubayi671/
Abaabaii671/
Oboubeyi671/
Abhabiya671/
Abbaboyi671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Obabiyi
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