Obaiyi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Obaiyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Obaiyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaiyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obaiyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obaiyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaiyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Obaiyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obaiyi are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Obaiyi is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 45 percent reside, Ondo, where 45 percent reside and Ogun, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Obaiyi
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