Obonye Surname
Approximately 955 people bear this surname
Obonye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 910 | 1:2,403 | 270 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obonye (1,211) may also be a first name.
Obonye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obonye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obonye is most common in Botswana. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obonye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 374,939th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,630,938 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obonye live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Obonye is also the 227,551st most widespread forename internationally, borne by 1,211 people.
The surname is most widely held in Botswana, where it is carried by 910 people, or 1 in 2,403. Besides Botswana Obonye occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oboniye | 92 | 216 | / |
| Obuonye | 92 | 21 | / |
| Oboenye | 92 | 4 | / |
| Oboneye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obgonye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obanye | 83 | 871 | / |
| Obogne | 83 | 535 | / |
| Obonge | 83 | 149 | / |
| Owonye | 83 | 36 | / |
| Abonye | 83 | 27 | / |
| Oboney | 83 | 18 | / |
| Obonje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omponye | 77 | 233 | / |
| Obaneye | 77 | 149 | / |
| Obanaye | 77 | 70 | / |
| Obanoye | 77 | 59 | / |
| Obonoje | 77 | 57 | / |
| Obonaje | 77 | 23 | / |
| Obonyoi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Oyuonye | 77 | 8 | / |
| Oboniyi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Obanuye | 77 | 7 | / |
| Obaniye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oboniya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abgonye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obanyeh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obongne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aboniye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanyej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboneis | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Banye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osbonie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Owonaiye | 71 | 67 | / |
| Obonnaya | 71 | 49 | / |
| Obanaiye | 71 | 26 | / |
| Obahanye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Obongoya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obonogie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochuonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobonoje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obonyoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abongoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obgonaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obonnoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obanuoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obonai | 67 | 867 | / |
| Abonge | 67 | 607 | / |
| Abonee | 67 | 374 | / |
| Abonie | 67 | 356 | / |
| Obunge | 67 | 274 | / |
| Abogne | 67 | 135 | / |
| Obanje | 67 | 126 | / |
| Obonou | 67 | 118 | / |
| Awonye | 67 | 85 | / |
| Obgonnaya | 67 | 70 | / |
| Abunye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obange | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aboney | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abanye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abonae | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ubonge | 67 | 10 | / |
| Owonie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ubanye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abounniye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubonje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abonje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abonay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owanye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abonei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abonoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obanee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abonhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojbonnaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avonye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obugne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obanoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obunie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abonoe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Obonye
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