Obajobi Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Obajobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 383 | 1:462,514 | 23,465 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Obajobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obajobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obajobi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obajobi.
How Common Is The Last Name Obajobi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 748,537th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obajobi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Obajobi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 462,514. In Nigeria Obajobi is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 54 percent reside, Oyo, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Gabon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obajaobi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obajbi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obayobi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obajibi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obajebi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owajobi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ompajobi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obasobie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obaobe | 77 | 22 | / |
| Obaoba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Obaibi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abjobi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abaobi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abajbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboubi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboudjobi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awojobi | 71 | 3,276 | / |
| Owajoba | 71 | 358 | / |
| Owojobi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Awujobi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Hobaibi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gobajibhai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Obaobey | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hoboubi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abaoubi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ubujobi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obejibi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obosabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osboubi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaobio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awwojobi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abajaboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuyaobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaoobio | 67 | 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 Obajobi
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