Obayan Surname
Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname
Obayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 555 | 1:319,176 | 17,566 |
| Philippines | 538 | 1:188,175 | 30,066 |
| Russia | 232 | 1:621,220 | 54,386 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Obayan (34) may also be a first name.
Obayan Demographics
Obayan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Obayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obayan (Hindi: ओबयान, Russian: Обаян) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obayan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 279,970th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,280,830 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Obayan are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most common given name globally, held by 34 people.
The last name Obayan is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 319,176. In Nigeria Obayan is most numerous in: Ondo, where 36 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Kogi, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Obayan exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 39 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.
Obayan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Obayan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Obayan surname increased 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Obayan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Obayan last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
Obayan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obayan in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबयान | obayana | - |
| Obayan in the Russian language | ||
| Обаян | obaan | - |
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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
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- 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 Obayan
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