Obasonjo Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obasonjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Obasonjo (57) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obasanjo | 88 | 1,164 | / |
| Obasenjo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Obasanjoa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Obassandjo | 78 | 34 | / |
| Obasonya | 75 | 24 | / |
| Abasanjo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Obasonha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Obasamjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obasanya | 63 | 1,947 | / |
| Awosanjo | 63 | 10 | / |
| Obasanyo | 63 | 3 | / |
| Obasunya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Obasenya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Obasansa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Obasunha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Owuasonya | 59 | 3 | / |
| Abatsogna | 59 | 2 | / |
| Abessonio | 59 | 1 | / |
| Obaisanya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Obasannya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Obaysanya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Abatsongna | 56 | 2 | / |
| Awosonya | 50 | 24 | / |
| Owasanya | 50 | 5 | / |
| Abasanya | 50 | 3 | / |
| Obesanya | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Obasonjo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis