Obanyeli Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obanyeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obanyeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Obanyeli Last Name Facts

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

Obanyeli occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Obanyeli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obanyeli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obanyeli is the 2,460,878th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obanyeli live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Obanyeli is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 46 percent reside, Kaduna, where 14 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaneyeli941/
Obanjeli882/
Obangeli881/
Obanile6721/
Obanale673/
Abongeli634/
Obonyile631/
Awonyele631/
Abanale5313/
Ampfounyele532/
Amphounyele531/
Abongele50130/
Awangele504/
Ampfouniyele503/
Abajnale501/
Ampfaunyelle501/
Abhanale501/

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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 Obanyeli
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