Obaniyi Surname
Approximately 1,557 people bear this surname
Obaniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,540 | 1:115,028 | 7,623 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Obaniyi (71) may also be a first name.
Obaniyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obaniyi occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Obaniyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaniyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obaniyi is the 253,799th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,680,505 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obaniyi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 71 people.
The surname Obaniyi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,540 people, or 1 in 115,028. In Nigeria Obaniyi is most common in: Oyo, where 24 percent live, Ondo, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria Obaniyi exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaniya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Obaniji | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obaniye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obanuyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gobanayi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Oybanuyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obangayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obhaniyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obanye | 77 | 871 | / |
| Obanai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Obanui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obaney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboniye | 71 | 216 | / |
| Obaneye | 71 | 149 | / |
| Hobanie | 71 | 118 | / |
| Obanaye | 71 | 70 | / |
| Obanoye | 71 | 59 | / |
| Obanijo | 71 | 54 | / |
| Obanayo | 71 | 42 | / |
| Abanyie | 71 | 41 | / |
| Obanaya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Obanuye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Abaniji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oboniya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obanyeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| O'Banye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obanije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovanyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaynay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaniye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abasniya | 67 | 46 | / |
| Obahanye | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obannaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abanihie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obasnaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oubanaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abhaniya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abanaihi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhaniyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonyoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obanuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obannais | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Obaniyi
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