Obanor Surname

139,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obanor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obanor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0701:57,7014,342
United States781:4,646,909242,363
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Obanor (1,099) may also be a first name.

Obanor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obanor occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obanor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 139,612th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,277,358 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obanor live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 240,696th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,099 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,070 people, or 1 in 57,701. In Nigeria Obanor is most prevalent in: Edo, where 63 percent live, Delta, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Obanor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Obanor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Obanor last name grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obanor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obanor last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Obanor earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $46,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.9% less than the national average, earning $35,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obanore9238/
Obainor922/
Obaynor921/
O'Banor921/
Obannor921/
Obonor8329/
Obenor8321/
Abanor8321/
Obanur836/
Obanar833/
Ebanor831/
Ubanor831/
Gobhanour801/
Obenour77415/
Obanure77154/
Abanoor7731/
Ebeanor7717/
Abanour778/
Obannar774/
Hebanor771/
Obanare771/
Owuanor771/
Hobanur771/
Obeenor771/
Obonnor770/
Obannard716/
Oubanhar714/
Govanoor713/
Gobangar711/
Habanoor711/
Obenhour710/
Abanur671,046/
Abonor67319/
Obenar6763/
Awanor6744/
Ebonor6737/
Abanar678/
Awonor674/
Ebenor673/
Abenor671/
Obonar671/
Ebanar671/
Avonor671/
Avanor671/

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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
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  • 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 Obanor
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