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

The last name Obanyan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obanyan.

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

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

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 60 percent are found and Lagos, where 40 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Obanyan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Obanyan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Obanyan surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.