Obans Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obans occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obans is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Obans is mostly 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 last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 34 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Kwara, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obanse9124/
Gobans912/
Obains911/
Obhanse832/
Obasins831/
Abans80438/
Ovans80185/
Ebans8070/
Owans8016/
Obams808/
Ubans806/
Govans73151/
Obanje73126/
Habans7395/
Hubans7387/
Abanse7373/
Eubans7314/
Obanze734/
Hovans732/
Oweans731/
Ebanns731/
Ebeans731/
Abanst731/
Owanse731/
Ovanse731/
Ubanse731/
Gobanz731/
Abhans731/
Ebhans730/
Howans730/
Osbons730/
Abaynsh6736/
Obandje6731/
Hosbons677/
Abeanse674/
Abasins673/
Aubains672/
Abacens671/
D'ebans671/
Hobeins671/
Husbans671/
Gowanss671/
Howanse670/

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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 Obans
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