Obanishola Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Obanishola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Obanishola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obanishola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obanishola is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obanishola.
How Common Is The Last Name Obanishola? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Obanishola is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obanishola are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria Obanishola is most numerous in: Kwara, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 40 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obanisola | 95 | 475 | / |
| Obanshola | 95 | 10 | / |
| Obanichola | 90 | 5 | / |
| Abanisola | 84 | 4 | / |
| Apanishila | 70 | 1 | / |
| Apanishile | 60 | 258 | / |
| Apanishili | 60 | 3 | / |
| Apanishlie | 60 | 1 | / |
| Apanishele | 60 | 1 | / |
| Apanishhile | 57 | 1 | / |
| Apanishiley | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ebaniatiala | 57 | 1 | / |
| Apanshile | 53 | 9 | / |
| Abayneshayele | 52 | 1 | / |
| Apanashile | 50 | 1 | / |
| Apainshile | 50 | 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 Obanishola
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