Obanji Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Obanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Obanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obanji occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obanji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obanji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obanji is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obanji live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Obanji is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent reside, Cross River, where 17 percent reside and Ondo, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oybanji | 92 | 12 | / |
| Oebanji | 92 | 8 | / |
| Obandji | 92 | 4 | / |
| Obaniji | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gobanji | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oeybanji | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oysbanji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obangi | 83 | 232 | / |
| Abanji | 83 | 155 | / |
| Obanje | 83 | 126 | / |
| Ebanji | 83 | 59 | / |
| Obanja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ubanji | 83 | 5 | / |
| Owanji | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obenji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obamji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obansi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Habanji | 77 | 1,965 | / |
| Obandzi | 77 | 121 | / |
| Hobanie | 77 | 118 | / |
| Obandje | 77 | 31 | / |
| Obangia | 77 | 27 | / |
| Hobansi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aebanji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abaniji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abandji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gabanji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obganje | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obangie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abanjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanije | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanihi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanchi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obenjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojwanji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanyej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obondji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanaiye | 71 | 26 | / |
| Habaanji | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gobaniyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obounjid | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abeandji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obanniyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaanjei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obhaniyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hubanjić | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obongi | 67 | 1,568 | / |
| Abangi | 67 | 1,196 | / |
| Obanye | 67 | 871 | / |
| Obansa | 67 | 523 | / |
| Abansi | 67 | 245 | / |
| Ovonji | 67 | 234 | / |
| Ebanje | 67 | 134 | / |
| Abanja | 67 | 121 | / |
| Abanci | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ebonji | 67 | 63 | / |
| Abonji | 67 | 51 | / |
| Awanji | 67 | 34 | / |
| Obonsi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Obange | 67 | 25 | / |
| Abenji | 67 | 25 | / |
| Obanse | 67 | 24 | / |
| Uvonji | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abanje | 67 | 20 | / |
| Abanie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obanza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ovanja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ebenji | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abanzi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ubonji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obanze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obonzi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owonji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovanjy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obamsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awonji | 67 | 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 Obanji
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