Obaiyi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obaiyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obaiyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oubihi673,560/
Abayie671,266/
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Oubiji67205/
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Oboyie674/
Obeais673/
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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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