Obassy Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Obassy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obassy (50) may also be a first name.
Obassy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obassy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obassy occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obassy? popularity and diffusion
Obassy is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obassy reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 50 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 33 percent are found, Abia, where 23 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 45 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Obassy
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