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Where Does The Last Name Obana Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Obana (Marathi: ओबाना, Oriya: ଓବନା, Russian: Обана) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Obaña. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obana? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 57,640^th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 829,733 people. The last name Obana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Obana live; 83 percent live in East Asia and 83 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Obana is also the 877,214^th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 114 people.

The last name Obana is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 7,312 people, or 1 in 17,484. In Japan Obana is primarily concentrated in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Obana Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Obana surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the 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.