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
Average Obayan Salary in
United States
$39,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obayan (Hindi: ओबयान, Russian: Обаян) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 279,970th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,280,830 people. The last name Obayan occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Obayan reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obayan is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 34 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 319,176. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ondo, where 36 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Kogi, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 39 percent are found and Russia, where 17 percent are found.
Obayan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Obayan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Obayan last name grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Obayan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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