Obafunso Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Obafunso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 298 | 1:594,439 | 28,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obafunso (39) may also be a first name.
Obafunso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obafunso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obafunso is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obafunso.
How Common Is The Last Name Obafunso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 893,754th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. Obafunso occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obafunso live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obafunso is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 39 people.
The last name Obafunso is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria Obafunso is most numerous in: Ogun, where 45 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obafunsho | 94 | 272 | / |
| Opafunso | 88 | 162 | / |
| Ebo Afonso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iba Affonso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Obefensi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Yoba-Founzi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Obiviwansi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Abufans | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ubevans | 53 | 1 | / |
| Obiefunaeze | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aboufans | 50 | 29 | / |
| Abufanas | 50 | 11 | / |
| Abufunzi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ibeavnsi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abovanos | 50 | 1 | / |
| Apifanis | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Obafunso
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