Obasesan Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obasesan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obasesan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2161:820,10536,398
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Obasesan (15) may also be a first name.

Obasesan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obasesan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obasesan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,104,724th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obasesan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obasesan is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The surname Obasesan is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 820,105. In Nigeria Obasesan is mostly found in: Ogun, where 43 percent live, Lagos, where 30 percent live and Oyo, where 25 percent live. Besides Nigeria Obasesan exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obashesan944/
Obesesan8844/
Obasesam8827/
Oboisesan823/
Obeisesan821/
Awosesan752/
Abasisan751/
Abasiessien638/
Abasshassan631/
Oubazizen592/
Oubazizan591/
Abousejean562/
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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 Obasesan
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