Obazenu Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obazenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obazenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2591:683,94931,723
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103

Obazenu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obazenu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obazenu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obazenu is the 963,821st most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname Obazenu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obazenu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 683,949. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 70 percent reside, Edo, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Obazenu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Moldova, where 1 percent reside.

Obazenu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obazenu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Obazenu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obazinu866/
Obasenu861/
Obezenu861/
Obasanu7142/
Abazonu711/
Obasinu711/
Abazinu711/
Gabauceanu595/
Owosenu576/
Abajinu576/
Ebesenu573/
Awosenu572/
Avosenu571/
Avocenou539/
Osuaginu535/
Avosenou531/
Abochenu531/
Abadjinu531/
Abadjinou5087/
Awadjenou505/
Abadjinau501/
Awossenou501/
Abehsenui501/
Obodjinou501/

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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 Obazenu
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