Obison Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Obison (128) may also be a first name.

Obison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obison occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obison click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obison is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Obison reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 128 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Obison is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent are found, Abia, where 15 percent are found and Enugu, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Obison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Obison has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obison Last Name Statistics demography

Obison earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 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
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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 Obison
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