Obasaju Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obasaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obasaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England151:3,714,537119,675

Obasaju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obasaju has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obasaju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obasaju is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Obasaju live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Obasaju is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 77 percent are found, Kaduna, where 12 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Obasaju Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obasaju surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Obasaju earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 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 Obasaju
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