Obanye Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7911:223,94813,191
England521:1,071,50151,923
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Obanye (24) may also be a first name.

Obanye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obanye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obanye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 402,870th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Obanye live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.

Obanye is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 791 people, or 1 in 223,948. In Nigeria Obanye is primarily found in: Delta, where 36 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Anambra, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Obanye is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Obanye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Obanye earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaneye92149/
Obanaye9270/
Obanoye9259/
Obanuye927/
Obaniye923/
Obanyeh922/
Obanyej921/
O'Banye921/
Obanaiye8626/
Obahanye8613/
Obanuoye861/
Obonye83955/
Obanje83126/
Obange8325/
Abanye8318/
Ubanye835/
Owanye832/
Obaney831/
Obanea831/
Obanoe831/
Obanee831/
Obaniyi771,557/
Oboniye77216/
Hobanie77118/
Obanayo7742/
Abanyie7741/
Obuonye7721/
Obanaya779/
Obanowe778/
Abanaye774/
Obaniya774/
Obganje774/
Obangie772/
Obanije771/
Abaniye771/
Obaneha771/
Obaynay771/
Oboneye771/
Obanuyi771/
Obgonye771/
Obanjeh771/
Gobanae771/
Owanyie771/
Obanawe771/
Obañe732/
Gobanayi7124/
Obannaya718/
Gobangoe716/
Obasnaya715/
Oybanuyi713/
Ohuanyer713/
Gobaniyi713/
Obanniyi711/
Ojbangeh711/
Obangayi711/
Obhaniyo711/
Obogne67535/
Abange67203/
Hovanyecz67174/
Obonge67149/
Awanye67148/
Abanei6786/
Awonye6785/
Abanee6748/
Owonye6736/
Abonye6727/
Abanje6720/
Oboney6718/
Obanja6714/
Abanie6714/
Abanea679/
Hovanyetz678/
Obanji677/
Abanay677/
Obanai676/
Abanue674/
Obanui672/
Ubange672/
Abagne672/
Obanau671/
Abaney671/
Obanou671/
Ovanjy671/
Abanoe671/
Avonye671/
Obonje671/
Gabangaye671/

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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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  • 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 Obanye
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