Obaseki Surname

90,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obaseki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obaseki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,8981:36,1662,926
England1531:364,17025,923
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Wales41:773,63329,106
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Obaseki (253) may also be a first name.

Obaseki Last Name Facts

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

Obaseki is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obaseki.

How Common Is The Last Name Obaseki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obaseki is the 90,504th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,376,047 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obaseki live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 560,146th most common first name at a global level, borne by 253 people.

The last name Obaseki is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,898 people, or 1 in 36,166. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 57 percent reside, Delta, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Obaseki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obaseki last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Obaseki earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.18% less than the national average, earning $34,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaseiki9325/
Obasseki9310/
Obaseeki934/
Obasekki932/
Obasheki932/
Oobaseki931/
Obaseke8693/
Obasiki8624/
Obasaki8620/
Obaseky8613/
Abaseki866/
Obeseki866/
Obasoki861/
Obajeki861/
Oboseki861/
Obasaiki8045/
Obasechi8032/
Obazeiki8028/
Obaseeke8016/
Obosaeki803/
Obasaaki803/
Gabaseki802/
Obasicki801/
Gabasheki755/
Obasiekeh752/
Obasike7118/
Gabashekyi713/
Obesaki713/
Abaseke712/
Abasaki712/
Obasake711/
Abeseki711/
Habasaki67602/
Abaesiki671/
Obaisike671/
Obasicca671/

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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 Obaseki
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