Obanyeli Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Obanyeli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Obanyeli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obanyeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obanyeli is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obanyeli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obanyeli are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 46 percent live, Kaduna, where 14 percent live and Abia, where 12 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaneyeli | 94 | 1 | / |
| Obanjeli | 88 | 2 | / |
| Obangeli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Obanile | 67 | 21 | / |
| Obanale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abongeli | 63 | 4 | / |
| Obonyile | 63 | 1 | / |
| Awonyele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abanale | 53 | 13 | / |
| Ampfounyele | 53 | 2 | / |
| Amphounyele | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abongele | 50 | 130 | / |
| Awangele | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ampfouniyele | 50 | 3 | / |
| Abajnale | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ampfaunyelle | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abhanale | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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