Obiyan Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Obiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 511 | 1:346,659 | 18,769 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obiyan (25) may also be a first name.
Obiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiyan (Marathi: ओबीयन) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 592,650th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. The last name Obiyan is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obiyan live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiyan is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 346,659. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 72 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obiyan in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबीयन | obiyana | - |
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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 Obiyan
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