Obafisoye Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obafisoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obafisoye 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
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
England51:11,143,612252,590

Obafisoye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obafisoye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obafisoye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obafisoye is the 1,604,449th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obafisoye live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria it is most common in: Osun, where 69 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 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
Obafisaye891/
Obafiye881/
Awofisoye78294/
Obafeaye711/
Awofesoye673/
Awofisaye672/
Awofisayo56693/
Owofisayo563/
Awofisajo562/
Awofishayo531/

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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 Obafisoye
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