Obyan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Obyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Obyan (10) may also be a first name.
Obyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obyan (Russian: Обян) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obyan is the 6,723,624th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Obyan are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obyan is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Edo, where 25 percent reside and Oyo, where 25 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.
Obyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Obyan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Obyan last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osbyan | 91 | 191 | / |
| Gobyan | 91 | 43 | / |
| Obyaan | 91 | 22 | / |
| Hobyan | 91 | 16 | / |
| Oubyan | 91 | 12 | / |
| Obyane | 91 | 8 | / |
| Obyant | 91 | 4 | / |
| Obyang | 91 | 3 | / |
| Obyatn | 91 | 1 | / |
| O'Byan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hobyane | 83 | 1,546 | / |
| Obayean | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obaiyan | 83 | 1 | / |
| O'Byane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hobyang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoibyan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abyan | 80 | 5,031 | / |
| Owyan | 80 | 184 | / |
| Obyam | 80 | 66 | / |
| Obian | 80 | 63 | / |
| Ovyan | 80 | 32 | / |
| Ebyan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ubyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obyon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Obyanova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obiang | 73 | 45,949 | / |
| Gabyan | 73 | 462 | / |
| Oubian | 73 | 283 | / |
| Ubyaan | 73 | 152 | / |
| Asbyan | 73 | 111 | / |
| Abyang | 73 | 107 | / |
| Obihan | 73 | 81 | / |
| Habyan | 73 | 63 | / |
| Hovyan | 73 | 52 | / |
| Gobian | 73 | 36 | / |
| Hobian | 73 | 33 | / |
| Abjyan | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hobjan | 73 | 16 | / |
| Obayon | 73 | 16 | / |
| Obiane | 73 | 15 | / |
| Oweyan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Howyan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abyane | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obiank | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oboyon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hobean | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obehan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abyaan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owyant | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obiean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govyan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otvyan | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Bean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obajon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeyon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Usbyan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abajyan | 67 | 1,537 | / |
| Hobjane | 67 | 100 | / |
| Abyaneh | 67 | 91 | / |
| Abayian | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hoibian | 67 | 54 | / |
| Abejyan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hoobian | 67 | 19 | / |
| Habyane | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abaiyan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owayjan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ubyaaan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebejyan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoibjan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hobiane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovayian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hojbjan | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Biang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhyang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oweyean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubaiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosbian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoybian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abyasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obehaun | 67 | 0 | / |
Obyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obyan in the Russian language | ||
| Обян | oban | - |
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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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- 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 Obyan
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