Obayeju Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obayeju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obayeju Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obayeju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obayeju occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obayeju? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obayeju are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Obayeju is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Obayeju is mostly found in: Ogun, where 63 percent reside, Lagos, where 35 percent reside and Delta, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obayedjou882/
Obayaju861/
Obayoju861/
Owayeju861/
Obauju771/
Awoyeju7193/
Obajesu7137/
Abayesu713/
Obijiaju6722/
Obiejesu676/

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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 Obayeju
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