Obisu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Obisu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Obisu (10) may also be a first name.
Obisu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obisu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obisu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obisu? popularity and diffusion
Obisu is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Obisu is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Obisu are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obisu is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Obisu is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent are found and Lagos, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Lebanon, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obitsu | 91 | 1,888 | / |
| Obisui | 91 | 6 | / |
| Obisau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obiesiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obiesui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obieszu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ebisu | 80 | 5,563 | / |
| Obizu | 80 | 378 | / |
| Abisu | 80 | 104 | / |
| Obiju | 80 | 4 | / |
| Owisu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obesu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovisu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobissou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Abishu | 73 | 2,097 | / |
| Ebisui | 73 | 1,267 | / |
| Obegiu | 73 | 642 | / |
| Obiezu | 73 | 474 | / |
| Oviosu | 73 | 176 | / |
| Oviesu | 73 | 102 | / |
| Habisu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Obijou | 73 | 25 | / |
| O'Bizu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gabisu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abisou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hovisu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obeizu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obichu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obeasu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obizou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ebishu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abisau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awoisu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebiesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goboissou | 71 | 52 | / |
| Gobaissou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Obedgiu | 67 | 3,989 | / |
| Obessou | 67 | 166 | / |
| Ebissou | 67 | 85 | / |
| Abissou | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gouboissou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ebissuy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ebissui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oviosuu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goubaissou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abisouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovaisuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaigiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obeugiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obijuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habisut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obizuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboisud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubiezu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiezeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oviosui | 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 Obisu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis