Obasanjo Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Barbados

Obasanjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obasanjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0901:162,51610,175
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Obasanjo (1,454) may also be a first name.

Obasanjo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obasanjo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obasanjo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obasanjo is the 320,940th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obasanjo live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obasanjo is also the 204,541st most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 1,454 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,090 people, or 1 in 162,516. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 18 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Osun, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Obasanjo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Obasanjo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (81%) in Nigeria.

Obasanjo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 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
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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 Obasanjo
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