Obiano Surname
Approximately 1,492 people bear this surname
Obiano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 962 | 1:184,140 | 11,228 |
| Philippines | 449 | 1:225,475 | 34,696 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Obiaño (18) are calculated separately.
Obiano (34) may also be a first name.
Obiano Demographics
Average Obiano Salary in
United States
$68,521 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obiano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiano is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Obiaño. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiano? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 262,755th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,884,414 people. Obiano occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Obiano reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiano is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 962 people, or 1 in 184,140. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 22 percent are found, Enugu, where 15 percent are found and Kano, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Obiano Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Obiano last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Obiano earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.8% more than the national average, earning $68,521 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiaño | 94 | 18 | / |
| Obiango | 92 | 72 | / |
| Obianuo | 92 | 14 | / |
| Obianno | 92 | 6 | / |
| Gobiano | 92 | 6 | / |
| Obianou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hobijano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obiono | 83 | 425 | / |
| Obiana | 83 | 45 | / |
| Abiano | 83 | 24 | / |
| Obianga | 77 | 250 | / |
| Gobiana | 77 | 65 | / |
| Abiango | 77 | 21 | / |
| Hobiana | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aubiano | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obiogno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ouviano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiongo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abiagno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obionoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abijano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabianou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Abianout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobijana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abajiano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oviana | 67 | 309 | / |
| Obiona | 67 | 220 | / |
| Abiono | 67 | 215 | / |
| Abiana | 67 | 177 | / |
| Oviaño | 67 | 155 | / |
| Objana | 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 Obiano
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