Obazu Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6951:254,88214,691
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obazu (75) may also be a first name.

Obazu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obazu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obazu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 474,151st most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obazu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 75 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 695 people, or 1 in 254,882. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 49 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Ondo, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oubazou831/
Abazu80566/
Obezu8087/
Obaju8078/
Obasu8027/
Owazu8021/
Ubazu809/
Obozu803/
Obaciu73428/
Obagiu73215/
Gabazu7357/
Howazu7327/
Abazou7321/
Obasuy7310/
Abazuh737/
Obasui734/
Obeizu733/
Obachu733/
Obeasu733/
Obajou732/
Obasiu732/
Obashu731/
Oweazu731/
Obauju731/
Obajus731/
Abazus731/
Abaziu731/
Gobasu731/
Obajau731/
Obaigiu672/
Gabazhu671/
Oybezou671/
Obouzou671/
Abazouz671/

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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 Obazu
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