Obazuaye Surname

329,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obazuaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obazuaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0851:163,26510,213
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Obazuaye (24) may also be a first name.

Obazuaye Last Name Facts

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

Obazuaye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obazuaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Obazuaye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 329,025th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,466,323 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obazuaye reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name world-wide, held by 24 people.

The surname Obazuaye is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,085 people, or 1 in 163,265. In Nigeria Obazuaye is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 46 percent reside, Ondo, where 36 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Obazuaye Last Name Statistics demography

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

Obazuaye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obazuaiye941/
Obazuay931/
Obasuaye88108/
Obajuaye8875/
Obazuaya884/
Obazwaye881/
Obazuayi881/
Obajuayep823/
Obajuaiye822/
Obasuayie821/
Obazweye752/
Obaswaye751/
Obasuaya751/
Obozuaa671/
Obasuhie631/
Abousway5013/
Owosuiye504/
Abosbaia501/

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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 Obazuaye
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