Obaitan Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Obaitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obaitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Obaitan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obaitan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obaitan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,218,745th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name Obaitan is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Obaitan reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obaitan is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria Obaitan is most frequent in: Edo, where 41 percent are found, Kwara, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Obaitan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Obaitan are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Obaitan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.03% more than the national average, earning $79,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obatan9216/
Obitan925/
Abaitan8662/
Obaetan8642/
Obietan8624/
Obeitan868/
Gobatan867/
Obatain861/
Oubatan861/
Abaitane8018/
Hosbatan801/
Oubatane801/
Abatan775,012/
Avitan774,536/
Awitan771,481/
Abitan771,103/
Owatan77255/
Obaton77173/
Ebatan77133/
Ubatan77101/
Ebitan7738/
Obetan7733/
Obiton773/
Owitan771/
Ovitan771/
Houbatane751/
Oubeitane751/
Gubatan711,795/
Habitan711,574/
Ampitan711,518/
Gabatan711,510/
Asbitan711,140/
Gabitan711,100/
Abittan71485/
Abattan71310/
Abathan71244/
Gobaton71213/
Abatane71159/
Abitang71153/
Ebietan7194/
Anpitan7178/
Obhetan7160/
Ompitan7143/
Abatang7141/
Abeitan7117/
Awitane7111/
Abitane7110/
Hebatan718/
Abaitam717/
Habatan716/
Gubitan715/
Abastan714/
Obieton714/
Abietan713/
Abadtan713/
Avittan712/
Obeiton712/
Abaytan712/
Avitang712/
Awaitan712/
Abhitan711/
Owoitan711/
Ubitain711/
Havitan711/
Oubeitanne711/
Owistan711/
Obatton711/
O'Baton711/
Gavitan711/
Gobetan711/
Abataan711/
Abautan711/
Ebatain711/
Avistan711/
Aweitan711/
Awietan711/
Onpitan711/
Obetang711/
Abistan711/
Gowatan711/
Obiston710/
Howatan710/
Obehetan67288/
Osbiston67131/
Obatosin6781/
Habitant6762/
Abattang6729/
Habatane6724/
Abaytane6714/
Abeitane6712/
Ampoitan677/
Ebithean674/
Hanpitan674/
Abittane673/
Abuitang672/
Ampuitan671/
Uobiston671/
Hawaitan671/
Ouboutan671/
Gubaiton671/
Habattan671/
Habeitan671/
Gabataan671/
Gabietan671/
Gabuitan671/
Ampaitan671/
Ampittan671/
Abastane671/
Abayutan671/
Abhietan671/
Govithan671/
Obistain671/
Abiyatan671/
Hasbitan671/
Obestand670/

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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 Obaitan
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