Obatuyi Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obatuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obatuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3491:507,57225,233
England41:13,929,515290,718

Obatuyi Last Name Facts

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

Obatuyi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obatuyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obatuyi is the 796,486th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obatuyi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Obatuyi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 507,572. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 32 percent live, Osun, where 23 percent live and Ekiti, where 22 percent live. Beside Nigeria Obatuyi exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abatuyi866/
Obatoyi863/
Obatayi861/
Obatuji861/
Obatay77966/
Obatai7726/
Abatui7711/
Obatie773/
Obatey772/
Obatau771/
Abatuy771/
Obatoy771/
Obatei771/
Obatayo71689/
Obateye71208/
Obatoye71175/
Obataye7147/
Abatouy7135/
Gobatie714/
Oubatou712/
Obataya712/
Abattuy711/
Abatayi711/
Obattai711/
Obatiya711/
Abattouy67468/
Habaitui671/

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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 Obatuyi
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