Obana Surname
Approximately 8,783 people bear this surname
Obana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 7,312 | 1:17,484 | 2,070 |
| Philippines | 359 | 1:282,001 | 40,782 |
| United States | 259 | 1:1,399,455 | 96,631 |
| Brazil | 196 | 1:1,092,216 | 38,202 |
| Nigeria | 129 | 1:1,373,200 | 53,624 |
| Congo | 120 | 1:41,576 | 3,928 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Obaña (2,741) are calculated separately.
Obana (114) may also be a first name.
Obana Demographics
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Obana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obana (Marathi: ओबाना, Oriya: ଓବନା, Russian: Обана) occurs most in Japan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Obaña. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 57,640th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 829,733 people. The surname Obana occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Obana are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Obana is also the 877,214th most common first name on earth, borne by 114 people.
The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 7,312 people, or 1 in 17,484. In Japan it is most frequent in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Obana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Obana are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Obana earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $53,522 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓବନା | obana | - |
| Obana in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबाना | obana | 40 |
| ओबना | obana | 40 |
| ओबऩ्ना | obanna | 20 |
| Obana in the Russian language | ||
| Обана | obana | - |
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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
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- 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 Obana
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