Obanya Surname
Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname
Obanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 925 | 1:191,506 | 11,593 |
| Uganda | 96 | 1:406,659 | 25,271 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Obanya (18) may also be a first name.
Obanya Demographics
Obanya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Obanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obanya (Marathi: ओबन्या, Russian: Обанья) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 342,798th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obanya live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obanya is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 925 people, or 1 in 191,506. In Nigeria Obanya is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 48 percent live, Lagos, where 27 percent live and Edo, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Obanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Obanya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Obanya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning $32,450 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobanya | 92 | 832 | / |
| Obannya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obasnya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obanyas | 92 | 0 | / |
| Abanya | 83 | 803 | / |
| Obania | 83 | 349 | / |
| Obonya | 83 | 87 | / |
| Obanja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Obanyo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Owanya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ovanya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ubanya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obanea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obangia | 77 | 27 | / |
| Onpanya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gobonya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gubanya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gabanya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gobanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hubanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obotnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oubania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obannia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaneha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaña | 73 | 2,741 | / |
| Obotnyah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Asbaanya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abanyayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gobhania | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ounpanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oonpanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hompanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obonaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gubanyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obonyo | 67 | 25,711 | / |
| Abagna | 67 | 1,268 | / |
| Abania | 67 | 621 | / |
| Abanja | 67 | 121 | / |
| Awanya | 67 | 117 | / |
| Abonya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Abanyo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Avanya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ubania | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ovonya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ubanyo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ovanja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abanea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owanyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obanio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ubangaiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ubanha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obañia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obanjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaãya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
Obanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obanya in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबन्या | oban'ya | - |
| Obanya in the Russian language | ||
| Обанья | obana | - |
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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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- 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 Obanya
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