Obiani Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Obiani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 197 | 1:899,202 | 39,032 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Obiani (162) may also be a first name.
Obiani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiani occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,194,481st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Obiani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiani live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 720,105th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 162 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 52 percent are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Edo, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obianyi | 92 | 248 | / |
| Obianii | 92 | 14 | / |
| Gobiani | 92 | 4 | / |
| Obianie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hobiani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obianni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obajiani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obianije | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obiana | 83 | 45 | / |
| Obiane | 83 | 15 | / |
| Abiani | 83 | 15 | / |
| Hobyani | 77 | 1,810 | / |
| Obianyo | 77 | 514 | / |
| Abijani | 77 | 34 | / |
| Hobiana | 77 | 7 | / |
| Habiani | 77 | 6 | / |
| Abbiani | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obianuy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hobjani | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obayoni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hobiane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hoviani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obianes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obyangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hobioni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobiane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiange | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obianje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeanyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobijoni | 71 | 14 | / |
| Habijani | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hobyanni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abgiangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abegiani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiona | 67 | 220 | / |
| Abiana | 67 | 177 | / |
| Abjani | 67 | 112 | / |
| Abyani | 67 | 60 | / |
| Oviane | 67 | 17 | / |
| Obyane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abioni | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obione | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oubijjane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abiane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovjani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Objana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahsbihani | 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 Obiani
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