Obaoye Surname
Approximately 475 people bear this surname
Obaoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 463 | 1:382,598 | 20,281 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Obaoye (29) may also be a first name.
Obaoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obaoye is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaoye? popularity and diffusion
Obaoye is the 640,141st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. Obaoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obaoye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held given name globally, held by 29 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 382,598. In Nigeria Obaoye is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 32 percent live, Kwara, where 30 percent live and Ogun, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria Obaoye is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obatoye | 92 | 175 | / |
| Obasoye | 92 | 11 | / |
| Obasohye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gobaoe | 83 | 23 | / |
| Obaeye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obaoje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obohye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obuoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obateye | 77 | 208 | / |
| Obataye | 77 | 47 | / |
| Obasoyo | 77 | 46 | / |
| Obaogie | 77 | 26 | / |
| Obaseye | 77 | 21 | / |
| Obauaye | 77 | 19 | / |
| Obotaye | 77 | 10 | / |
| Obasoya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Obouaye | 77 | 8 | / |
| Obasaye | 77 | 7 | / |
| Obasoje | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obatoyi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obasuye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Owatoye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obosaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboae | 73 | 6 | / |
| Obaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obasogie | 71 | 2,609 | / |
| Obahaiye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Obahojie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goubaouy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osbaogie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obateyei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owachoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owuhaoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoeye | 67 | 31,452 | / |
| Ojuoye | 67 | 467 | / |
| Obouyo | 67 | 162 | / |
| Obaujo | 67 | 87 | / |
| Abeoye | 67 | 34 | / |
| Obauyi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Abeaoe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Obasea | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abahoy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Owoaye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ojuaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awoaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Avuoye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oibaea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awooye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obaeji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oboaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abaowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aboyue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obaiyojie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obaoud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owaeye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoboay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owooye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aboaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eboaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gobaou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habaoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goboae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebaoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obohoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avaoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeaye | 67 | 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 Obaoye
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