Obiniyi Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Obiniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Obiniyi (13) may also be a first name.
Obiniyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiniyi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiniyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Obiniyi are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiniyi is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria Obiniyi is most frequent in: Kogi, where 51 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Kaduna, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Obiniyi exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obionyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obinay | 77 | 959 | / |
| Obinye | 77 | 50 | / |
| Obinai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obinie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obhenaiyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Obineye | 71 | 79 | / |
| Obenyie | 71 | 29 | / |
| Obionye | 71 | 11 | / |
| Abeniyi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Obinaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abiniyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obinayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obinoie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obinoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obinaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abinayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abiniye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abinoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abhinayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obingoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abingoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeiniye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobeniya | 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 Obiniyi
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