Where Does The Last Name Obanyan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Obanyan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obanyan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 6,063,924^th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Obanyan is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Obanyan reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 60 percent live and Lagos, where 40 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Obanyan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Obanyan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Obanyan last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.