Obanla Surname
Approximately 5,449 people bear this surname
Obanla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,394 | 1:32,841 | 2,723 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Obanla (114) may also be a first name.
Obanla Demographics
Obanla Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Obanla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obanla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obanla is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obanla? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 88,174th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,337,410 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obanla are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obanla is also the 877,214th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 114 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,394 people, or 1 in 32,841. In Nigeria Obanla is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 36 percent live, Lagos, where 27 percent live and Ondo, where 16 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
Obanla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Obanla last name is predominantly Christian (71%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obanlla | 92 | 3 | / |
| Obannla | 92 | 3 | / |
| Obaunla | 92 | 2 | / |
| Oubanla | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obanilla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obanle | 83 | 115 | / |
| Abanla | 83 | 9 | / |
| Obonla | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obamla | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owanla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aabanla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hobanle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanlay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanlai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Govanla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abanilla | 71 | 7,168 | / |
| Abanella | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ouboonla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Goubanli | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obonilla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oubounla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owonla | 67 | 402 | / |
| Gabanella | 67 | 304 | / |
| Abanli | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ubonla | 67 | 53 | / |
| Avanla | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ubanle | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awonla | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abanle | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abanillia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awanla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abanillla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabanilla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abonla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abanellia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanillas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebanlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanly | 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 Obanla
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