Obanum Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obanum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obanum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Obanum (12) may also be a first name.

Obanum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obanum is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obanum.

How Common Is The Last Name Obanum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Obanum reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obanum is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 12 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Obanum is most numerous in: Gombe, where 83 percent reside and Delta, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Obanum is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obanume923/
Abanum832,756/
Owanum831/
Ebanum831/
Obanun831/
Ubanum831/
Obanuchem8051/
Abannum7721/
Owanume777/
Obanoun773/
Obannom773/
Habanum771/
Abaanum771/
Abanuim771/
Obanon67357/
Abanun6733/
Awonum6728/
Uvanum677/
Ebenum674/
Abahanuim673/
Abenum673/
Abanom671/
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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 Obanum
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