Obassey Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Obassey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Obassey (34) may also be a first name.
Obassey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obassey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obassey is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obassey.
How Common Is The Last Name Obassey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,504,764th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obassey are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria Obassey is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 23 percent reside, Enugu, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Obassey occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Obassey
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