Obisakin Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Obisakin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 252 | 1:702,947 | 32,409 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Obisakin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obisakin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obisakin is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Obisakin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obisakin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 993,593rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. Obisakin occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obisakin live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 702,947. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 67 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obishakin | 94 | 27 | / |
| Obbisakina | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ibisakin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Obskin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obaskin | 80 | 9 | / |
| Absakine | 75 | 4,439 | / |
| Obaskina | 75 | 15 | / |
| Abisakan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Abusakin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Opasakin | 75 | 3 | / |
| Obisekan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abesakin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abasakin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abiskina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Opskin | 71 | 23 | / |
| Abssakine | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abusakkin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abisaekan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abusaakin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abuskin | 67 | 519 | / |
| Abu Sakina | 67 | 122 | / |
| Abaskin | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ubaskin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Opeskin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obeskyn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obychaykin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oboskan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Episkin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abiskan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abaškin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aboussakin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abousakine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aboskin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obsukon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abskine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abisaguina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibosaokina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aposkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeskin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abisoqun | 50 | 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
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- 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 Obisakin
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