Obans Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Obans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obans Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obans is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obans? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Obans is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Obans are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Obans is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Kwara, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obanse | 91 | 24 | / |
| Gobans | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obains | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obhanse | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obasins | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abans | 80 | 438 | / |
| Ovans | 80 | 185 | / |
| Ebans | 80 | 70 | / |
| Owans | 80 | 16 | / |
| Obams | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ubans | 80 | 6 | / |
| Govans | 73 | 151 | / |
| Obanje | 73 | 126 | / |
| Habans | 73 | 95 | / |
| Hubans | 73 | 87 | / |
| Abanse | 73 | 73 | / |
| Eubans | 73 | 14 | / |
| Obanze | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hovans | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oweans | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebanns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebeans | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abanst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owanse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovanse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubanse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobanz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abhans | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebhans | 73 | 0 | / |
| Howans | 73 | 0 | / |
| Osbons | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abaynsh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Obandje | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hosbons | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abeanse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abasins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aubains | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abacens | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'ebans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobeins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Husbans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowanss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howanse | 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 Obans
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