Obatayo Surname
Approximately 689 people bear this surname
Obatayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 685 | 1:258,603 | 14,879 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obatayo (77) may also be a first name.
Obatayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obatayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obatayo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obatayo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 483,143rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. The surname Obatayo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obatayo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most common given name internationally It is held by 77 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 685 people, or 1 in 258,603. In Nigeria Obatayo is primarily found in: Lagos, where 26 percent live, Osun, where 21 percent live and Ekiti, where 16 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obatay | 92 | 966 | / |
| Abatayo | 86 | 7,336 | / |
| Obataye | 86 | 47 | / |
| Obataya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obasayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Àbatayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obatayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owatayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouwatayo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gabatayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abatay | 77 | 2,536 | / |
| Ubatay | 77 | 834 | / |
| Obatai | 77 | 26 | / |
| Obatey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obatoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaeyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obatau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awotayo | 71 | 1,014 | / |
| Obahiyo | 71 | 364 | / |
| Obatuyi | 71 | 353 | / |
| Obateye | 71 | 208 | / |
| Obatoye | 71 | 175 | / |
| Abataya | 71 | 57 | / |
| Obasoyo | 71 | 46 | / |
| Obasaya | 71 | 24 | / |
| Obauaye | 71 | 19 | / |
| Obasiyo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Obasayi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Obatawe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ubhatay | 71 | 10 | / |
| Obotaye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Owotayo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Obasaye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ebataye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abataye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obatoyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abateyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oubatou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obasuyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abetayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Owataye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaseyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obattai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abatoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abathay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abatayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abatajo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abataio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abasayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Govatay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ubathay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebataya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obatiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oubaaous | 67 | 136 | / |
| Obhahiyo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Obahaiye | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gubataya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abattaye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obaisaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obasaujo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhaitay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abatayed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebattaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obatayo
- 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