Obasa Surname
Approximately 6,507 people bear this surname
Obasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,757 | 1:30,770 | 2,575 |
| Philippines | 494 | 1:204,936 | 32,217 |
| England | 144 | 1:386,931 | 26,993 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Obasa (176) may also be a first name.
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Obasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obasa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obasa? popularity and diffusion
Obasa is the 75,433rd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,119,955 people. The surname Obasa is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Obasa reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obasa is also the 687,834th most widespread first name globally, held by 176 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,757 people, or 1 in 30,770. In Nigeria Obasa is most common in: Lagos, where 29 percent are found, Ogun, where 16 percent are found and Ekiti, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Obasa exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Obasa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Obasa surname is predominantly Christian (85%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Obasa are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
Obasa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $44,974 USD per year.
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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 Obasa
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