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
Obafunso is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obafunso.
How Common Is The Last Name Obafunso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obafunso is the 893,754th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obafunso reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 39 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Obafunso occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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