Obafusi Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Obafusi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
Obafusi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obafusi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obafusi occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obafusi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obafusi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Obafusi are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Obafusi is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 69 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Kwara, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiafusi | 93 | 11 | / |
| Obafusie | 93 | 3 | / |
| Obafuso | 86 | 8 | / |
| Obafisi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obhafuso | 80 | 6 | / |
| Obafuoso | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obhafuos | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obhafuoso | 75 | 238 | / |
| Obhafouso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awofusi | 71 | 173 | / |
| Abafuji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Owofusi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obafiso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obhafhouso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awafusi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obhafoso | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abafaisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaufoso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awafuchi | 53 | 125 | / |
| Ohwofusa | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ohwofuse | 53 | 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 Obafusi
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