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

The surname Obaseki occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obaseki? popularity and diffusion

Obaseki is the 90,504th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,376,047 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Obaseki are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 560,146th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 253 people.

The surname Obaseki is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,898 people, or 1 in 36,166. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 57 percent are found, Delta, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Obaseki is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Obaseki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obaseki surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.21% being registered to vote for the 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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