Obasanyan Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obasanyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obisanyan | 89 | 12 | / |
| Obasanyin | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obsanan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Opasanan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abajanyan | 78 | 14 | / |
| Awosanyan | 78 | 6 | / |
| Abasanwan | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ibasanani | 78 | 3 | / |
| Abassanwan | 74 | 4 | / |
| Abasinanya | 74 | 4 | / |
| Opasayanon | 74 | 2 | / |
| Abbasanian | 74 | 1 | / |
| Opasanon | 71 | 21 | / |
| Obasonan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Abusanan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abzanyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abadzhanyan | 70 | 4 | / |
| Opassanun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abosanyin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obasonhan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opsayanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obasinwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abisanwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavoshanian | 60 | 158 | / |
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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 Obasanyan
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