Obasesan Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Obasesan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 216 | 1:820,105 | 36,398 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
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
Obasesan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obasesan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obasesan is the 1,104,724th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obasesan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obasesan is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 15 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 820,105. In Nigeria Obasesan is mostly found in: Ogun, where 43 percent reside, Lagos, where 30 percent reside and Oyo, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obashesan | 94 | 4 | / |
| Obesesan | 88 | 44 | / |
| Obasesam | 88 | 27 | / |
| Oboisesan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Obeisesan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Awosesan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Abasisan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abasiessien | 63 | 8 | / |
| Abasshassan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Oubazizen | 59 | 2 | / |
| Oubazizan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Abousejean | 56 | 2 | / |
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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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