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

How Common Is The Last Name Obonya? popularity and diffusion

Obonya is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Obonya is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Obonya are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 24 people.

The last name Obonya is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Obonya is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 84 percent reside, Benue, where 11 percent reside and Cross River, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 34 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Obonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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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