Obikanye Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obikanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obikanye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obikanye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obikanye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obikanye.

How Common Is The Last Name Obikanye? popularity and diffusion

Obikanye is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obikanye reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Obikanye is most numerous in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside and Kwara, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obikanhe881/
Abikanoye821/
Ovekanye751/
Abekanaye711/
Ebikeinnye671/
Ebikenie6332/
Gabaikangoe631/
Obiokonji593/
Aboikonie593/
Ebikeinie591/
Abekannie591/
Ebekonye508/
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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 Obikanye
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