Obasanya Surname
Approximately 1,947 people bear this surname
Obasanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,876 | 1:94,426 | 6,502 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Obasanya (48) may also be a first name.
Obasanya Demographics
Average Obasanya Salary in
United States
$57,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obasanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obasanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obasanya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obasanya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 211,727th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,742,961 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obasanya live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obasanya is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 48 people.
The surname Obasanya is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,876 people, or 1 in 94,426. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Ondo, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Obasanya Last Name Statistics demography
Obasanya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaisanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Obasannya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Obaysanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Obasonya | 88 | 24 | / |
| Owasanya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Abasanya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Obasanyo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Obasanjoa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Owuasanya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ouwasanya | 82 | 3 | / |
| Abaisanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Awosanya | 75 | 5,378 | / |
| Obasanjo | 75 | 1,164 | / |
| Owosanya | 75 | 183 | / |
| Awasanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owuasonya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Awoshanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awosonya | 63 | 24 | / |
| Obasonjo | 63 | 10 | / |
| Awosanyo | 63 | 7 | / |
| Abasanjo | 63 | 5 | / |
| Obasonha | 63 | 2 | / |
| Obasamjo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Awosanjo | 50 | 10 | / |
| Owosanio | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Obasanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis