Obafe Surname
790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 357 | 1:496,198 | 24,800 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obafhe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Obaefe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obaf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obajofe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Goobafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abafe | 80 | 81 | / |
| Obefe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Obofe | 80 | 32 | / |
| Ubafe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Obafa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ebafe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Obafi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ebafei | 73 | 653 | / |
| Ubafie | 73 | 37 | / |
| Abaffe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ebafey | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obaffa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abafei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhaff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Obajafa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abaf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obafaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhafez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gubaife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeifie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obafe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis