Obinyan Surname

317,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obinyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obinyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1151:158,8729,980
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Obinyan (28) may also be a first name.

Obinyan Last Name Facts

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

Obinyan is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obinyan? popularity and diffusion

Obinyan is the 317,282nd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,170,657 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Obinyan reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,115 people, or 1 in 158,872. In Nigeria Obinyan is most common in: Edo, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Delta, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Obinyan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obinyan surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

Obinyan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning $36,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abinyan864/
Ovinyan861/
Abionyan8022/
Ompinyan801/
Obinjang801/
Oubignan801/
Uboinyand751/
Avinyan7127/
Abenyan7124/
Abinyam7113/
Awinyan712/
Obinion710/
Ubinhain6712/
Abhignan672/
Awinyang671/
Abuinyon671/
Abenyang671/
Gabinian671/
Obainion671/

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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 Obinyan
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