Obanaya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Obanaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Obanaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obanaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obanaya (Russian: Обаная) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obanaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Obanaya live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Obanaya is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Obanaya is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 63 percent are found and Ondo, where 38 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Obanaya occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obanaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obanaya in the Russian language | ||
| Обаная | obanaa | - |
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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 Obanaya
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