Obiana Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Obiana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obiana (33) may also be a first name.

Obiana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obiana is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiana? popularity and diffusion

Obiana is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Obiana occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Obiana reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 33 people.

The surname Obiana is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 42 percent are found, Cross River, where 33 percent are found and Lagos, where 21 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obianga92250/
Gobiana9265/
Hobiana927/
Gobijana861/
Obiano831,492/
Oviana83309/
Obiona83220/
Obiani83198/
Abiana83177/
Ebiana8397/
Obiane8315/
Ubiana833/
Objana831/
Gabiana775,291/
Obianyo77514/
Abianga77303/
Obianyi77248/
Hobyana77158/
Abihana7795/
Obiango7772/
Hobjana7746/
Abijana7721/
Abianna7719/
Gubiana7715/
Obianii7714/
Obianuo7714/
Otviana7714/
Obyanga7710/
Ebihana7710/
Habiana779/
Gobiano776/
Obianno776/
Osviana774/
Gobiani774/
Obianuy773/
Obayona773/
Hebiana772/
Obianie772/
Hobiane772/
Obiange771/
Obianje771/
Gobjana771/
Obianou771/
Obianni771/
Objanna771/
Obianes771/
Goviana771/
Obhiona771/
Obiomna771/
Obionah771/
Obionna771/
Hobiani771/
Gobiane771/
Hasbiana7141/
Abihanna7140/
Gobijona7131/
Obayonay7110/
Abihanga714/
Hobijano711/
Oswianna711/
Obianije711/
Obajiani711/
Owihanga711/
Habihana711/
Gabiaina711/
Gabioana711/
Habianah711/
Hoobjana711/
Gaubiana711/
Osvianna711/
Abiona679,278/
Aviana67517/
Obiono67425/
Abyana6733/
Abiano6724/
Obiaño6718/
Oviane6717/
Uviana6716/
Abiani6715/
Awiana6711/
Obyane678/
Obione677/
Ubiona676/
Oubijjane675/
Oviano675/
Abiane674/
Abjana673/
Ubiani672/
Ebiona672/
Ubeana671/
Obeane671/
Oviona671/
Ebyana671/
Oviaña671/
Ubiane671/

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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
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  • 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 Obiana
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