Obitan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Obitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Obitan (21) may also be a first name.
Obitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obitan is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obitan.
How Common Is The Last Name Obitan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Obitan reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obitan is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 21 people.
The last name Obitan is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Edo, where 25 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaitan | 92 | 192 | / |
| Obietan | 92 | 24 | / |
| Obeitan | 92 | 8 | / |
| Obistain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abitan | 83 | 1,103 | / |
| Ebitan | 83 | 38 | / |
| Obetan | 83 | 33 | / |
| Obiton | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ovitan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owitan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oubeitane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Habitan | 77 | 1,574 | / |
| Asbitan | 77 | 1,140 | / |
| Gabitan | 77 | 1,100 | / |
| Abittan | 77 | 485 | / |
| Abitang | 77 | 153 | / |
| Ebietan | 77 | 94 | / |
| Abaitan | 77 | 62 | / |
| Obhetan | 77 | 60 | / |
| Ompitan | 77 | 43 | / |
| Abeitan | 77 | 17 | / |
| Abitane | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gubitan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obieton | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abiotan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abietan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obeiton | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ubitain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abhitan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owistan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onpitan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obetang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abistan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoitan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Oubeitanne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obehetan | 71 | 288 | / |
| Osbiston | 71 | 131 | / |
| Habitant | 71 | 62 | / |
| Abaitane | 71 | 18 | / |
| Abeitane | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ampoitan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ebithean | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abittane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abuitang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hasbitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Govithan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abhietan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabuitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Habeitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uobiston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obestand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Avitan | 67 | 4,536 | / |
| Awitan | 67 | 1,481 | / |
| Obitom | 67 | 97 | / |
| Abiton | 67 | 24 | / |
| Abetan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ebiton | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abitanova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owetan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abitam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebetan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obeton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Èbiton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obetam | 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
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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 Obitan
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