Obanaya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obanaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obanaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
France11:66,422,722504,397

Obanaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obanaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Obanaya (Russian: Обаная) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obanaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Obanaya? popularity and diffusion

Obanaya is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Obanaya are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Obanaya is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 63 percent live and Ondo, where 38 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obannaya938/
Obasnaya935/
Obanaye8670/
Obanayo8642/
Obanaja8625/
Abanaya8611/
Obaniya864/
Obaynay861/
Obana838,783/
Obany83194/
Obonnaya8049/
Gobanayi8024/
Abannaya809/
Obgonaya801/
Obangayi801/
Obanna771,026/
Obanye77871/
Obanyi77565/
Hobana77278/
Gobany7760/
Ebanay7760/
Obaina7724/
Oubana7718/
Obenay7715/
Obanyo7714/
Abanay777/
Obanai776/
Hobany775/
Obanny773/
Ubanay771/
Obanau771/
Obaany771/
Obanea771/
Obaney771/
Obgonnaya7570/
Gabangaya751/
Abanahaya751/
Ojbonnaya751/
Obaniyi711,557/
Obaneye71149/
Awonaya71133/
Abangay7188/
Obanoye7159/
Awanaya7143/
Abainay7127/
Obanuye717/
Oubanna715/
Hobanyi714/
Abanaye714/
Abannay714/
Obaniye713/
Owonaya713/
Oboniya712/
Obanyeh712/
Hobhana712/
Abaniya711/
Abhanay711/
O'Banye711/
Ovanaja711/
Obeanyi711/
Obonnaa711/
Obonaha711/
Ubanayo711/
Gobanai711/
Houbana711/
Hovanay711/
Oubenay711/
Obanawe711/
Habanahaya711/
Gobanae711/
Obeanyo711/
Obanuyi711/
Obaneha711/
Ubaniya711/
Obanaju711/
Abana678,035/
Obaña672,741/
Obani672,344/
Obona67612/
Obane67470/
Abany67398/
Govanayi67113/
Abasniya6746/
Awanayah6728/
Obony6723/
Habonaya6721/
Obahanye6713/
Obongoya674/
Oubanaji674/
Abhaniya673/
Oybanuyi673/
Abahanay673/
Gabaniya671/
Abhangay671/
Obonnoya671/
Obanj671/
Ubangayu671/
Ahuanaya671/
Avannaya671/
Obanuoye671/
Ovany671/
Obhaniyo671/
Ubhainay671/
Govainay671/
Gobhaniy671/
Gabanyya671/
Abenayah671/
Ebonnaya671/
Obannais670/

Obanaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obanaya in the Russian language
Обанаяobanaa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obanaya
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