Obisanya Surname
Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname
Obisanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,157 | 1:82,125 | 5,812 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Obisanya (40) may also be a first name.
Obisanya Demographics
Average Obisanya Salary in
United States
$55,952 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obisanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obisanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obisanya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obisanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 187,259th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. The last name Obisanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obisanya live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,157 people, or 1 in 82,125. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 37 percent live, Ogun, where 26 percent live and Osun, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Obisanya Last Name Statistics demography
Obisanya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.67% more than the national average, earning $55,952 USD per year.
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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 Obisanya
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