Obashan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Obashan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obashan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obashan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obashan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Obashan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obashan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Obashan occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Obashan are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Obashan is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 64 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
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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 Obashan
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