Obinatu Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obinatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obinatu 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
Nigeria2441:725,99533,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Obinatu Last Name Facts

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

Obinatu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obinatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,025,894th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obinatu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obinatu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 725,995. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 26 percent reside, Edo, where 25 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 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
Obinatus931/
Abinatu8626/
Oubainatou824/
Abinatus8029/
Habinatu801/
Houbainatou782/
Abainatus7528/
Habinatou751/
Ubenatu711/
Obenetu711/
Abenatus6763/
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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 Obinatu
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