Obagbemi Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obagbemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obagbemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8121:218,15612,916
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250

Obagbemi (15) may also be a first name.

Obagbemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obagbemi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obagbemi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 422,566th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obagbemi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The surname Obagbemi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 218,156. In Nigeria Obagbemi is most common in: Ondo, where 27 percent are found, Kogi, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Obagbemi Last Name Statistics demography

Obagbemi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obagbemih944/
Owagbemi88422/
Obagbami8868/
Obogbemi881/
Obougbemi821/
Awogbemi752,376/
Owogbemi75191/
Obaghweme712/
Obahgweme711/
Abagueme638/
Awogbeme634/
Avogbeama5921/
Obogbaime5915/
Abagueime5910/
Obegbaime591/
Obogbamhe591/
Obogbaimhe5621/
Obogbaimeh561/
Obogboimhe561/
Avogbima501/

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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 Obagbemi
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