Obafemi Surname

34,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obafemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obafemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,9601:11,8411,223
England1181:472,18730,747
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominica11:75,891912
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Obafèmi (1) are calculated separately.

Obafemi (6,964) may also be a first name.

Obafemi Last Name Facts

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

Obafemi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant: Obafèmi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obafemi? popularity and diffusion

Obafemi is the 34,809th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 478,782 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obafemi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obafemi is also the 77,831st most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 6,964 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 14,960 people, or 1 in 11,841. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 18 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Ondo, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Obafemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Obafemi last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Obafemi last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

Obafemi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $37,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obafèmi951/
Oobafemi934/
Obafeimi933/
Oebafemi932/
Obafemiy931/
Obaafemi931/
Obefemi867/
Obafomi863/
Abafemi862/
Obafimi862/
Obafami862/
Ubafemi861/
Ouwafemi8032/
Owofemi7140/
Awofemi7117/
Obafime715/
Abofemi712/
Abafomi711/
Obafame711/
Abeifemi671/
Abhafimea501/

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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 Obafemi
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