Obanke Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obanke (10) may also be a first name.

Obanke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obanke occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obanke.

How Common Is The Last Name Obanke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Obanke is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Obanke live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Obanke is most frequent in: Benue, where 70 percent reside, Delta, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Obanke exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obainke921/
Obank91134/
Abanke83234/
Ubanke8327/
Obanks8321/
Ebanke831/
Obanki831/
Obanka831/
Obancea7799/
Obangue7779/
O'banks7710/
Abankeh773/
Eubanke772/
Abankie772/
Gubanke771/
Abanker771/
Obounke771/
Abankeu771/
Obang7342,317/
Abank736/
Habankeh712/
Obankowa712/
Obaineki711/
Hobankit711/
Gobhanki711/
Eubankes711/
Eubanker710/
Eubank677,911/
Abance67884/
Abanka67728/
Gobang67691/
Hobang6746/
Ebonke6717/
Aabank6716/
Otbang6712/
Abanky674/
Ubanka674/
Abanki673/
Obanca672/
Obonce671/
Houbanckx671/
O'Bang671/
Abhank671/
Abanks671/
Ebanky671/
Obongk671/

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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 Obanke
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