Obonya Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Obonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obonya (24) may also be a first name.

Obonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obonya is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obonya.

How Common Is The Last Name Obonya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obonya is the 2,007,164th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Obonya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Obonya live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Obonya is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 84 percent are found, Benue, where 11 percent are found and Cross River, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Obonya occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 34 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Obonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobonya928/
Obotnya921/
Obotnyah867/
Obonaiya861/
Obonyo8325,711/
Obanya831,070/
Abonya8357/
Obunya8330/
Ovonya8321/
Obonia8320/
Obogna838/
Obonha834/
Gobanya77832/
Obongna774/
Obohgna773/
Obonnyo772/
Obonyoh771/
Gobonia771/
Obuinya771/
Obasnya771/
Abounya771/
Obongia771/
Oboonyo771/
Obonnia771/
Oobonyo771/
Obannya771/
Abonyaz771/
Obanyas770/
Oboña731/
Obgonnia712/
Oonpanya712/
Obonyoyi711/
Ochwonya711/
Abonyo6712,893/
Abonia67930/
Abanya67803/
Abunya67494/
Obania67349/
Obogno6759/
Ovunya6723/
Owonyo6715/
Obanja6714/
Obanyo6714/
Owanya6713/
Awonya6711/
Obonio679/
Ovanya678/
Owonia676/
Obunha675/
Abogna674/
Ubonyo673/
Obunia673/
Obunyo673/
Ubanya672/
Owonja672/
Oboneo671/
Avonya671/
Obanea671/
Ovonia671/
Uvonya671/
Abonja671/
Abonía671/
D'Obongna671/

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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 Obonya
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