Obansa Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Obansa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 517 | 1:342,636 | 18,587 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Obansa (142) may also be a first name.
Obansa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obansa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obansa is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obansa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 595,654th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname Obansa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obansa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obansa is also the 775,413th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 142 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 342,636. In Nigeria Obansa is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 52 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent live and Kaduna, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obansah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abansa | 83 | 144 | / |
| Ovansa | 83 | 131 | / |
| Obanse | 83 | 24 | / |
| Obanja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Obanza | 83 | 10 | / |
| Owansa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Obanca | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ubansa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obonsa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obanso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obansi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obancea | 77 | 99 | / |
| Obangia | 77 | 27 | / |
| Abainsa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Obandja | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gobanse | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hobansi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abaunsa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abanssa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obhanse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gowansa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obannso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abansat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobanza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabansa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abansia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goubanse | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gobansuy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obeandja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abahansa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabansay | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Banser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abansi | 67 | 245 | / |
| Obangi | 67 | 232 | / |
| Ebanza | 67 | 212 | / |
| Abanca | 67 | 153 | / |
| Abanza | 67 | 136 | / |
| Obanje | 67 | 126 | / |
| Abanja | 67 | 121 | / |
| Abanse | 67 | 73 | / |
| Abonsa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ubonsa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Obonsi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ubanza | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obange | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ubansi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Awansa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ovanja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obanji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obanjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obanze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avonsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awonsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owanza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obamsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avansa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obanco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubanse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovanse | 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 Obansa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis