Obasuyi Surname

53,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obasuyi Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the king is worthy of glory'.

Obasuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,2431:19,1651,773
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
England1121:497,48331,781
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Obasuyi (376) may also be a first name.

Obasuyi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the king is worthy of glory'.

- osarosteve

Obasuyi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obasuyi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obasuyi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obasuyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Obasuyi? popularity and diffusion

Obasuyi is the 53,189th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 758,724 people. The surname Obasuyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obasuyi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obasuyi is also the 447,400th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 376 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9,243 people, or 1 in 19,165. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 76 percent live, Lagos, where 5 percent live and Ondo, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Obasuyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Obasuyi surname are 19.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Obasuyi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.3% more than the national average, earning $51,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.71% more than the national average, earning $58,481 CAD per year.

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