Obayeya Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obayeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaweya | 86 | 165 | / |
| Obayeja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obayaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obaiye | 77 | 10 | / |
| Obieya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obaeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abaeya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeyae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaeyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obajoye | 71 | 95 | / |
| Obayayi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Obayaji | 71 | 28 | / |
| Obajaye | 71 | 22 | / |
| Obayoje | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oboyeyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abayaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obajiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebayaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obayoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obeiyya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owayoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiyaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaweye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obayojie | 67 | 240 | / |
| Obayogie | 67 | 44 | / |
| Obajaiye | 67 | 15 | / |
| Abayahya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gobeyaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayogia | 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 Obayeya
- 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