Adewobi Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adewobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adewobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
England11:55,718,059489,080

Adewobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adewobi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adewobi.

How Common Is The Last Name Adewobi? popularity and diffusion

Adewobi is the 2,020,555th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Adewobi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 54 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adewebi86245/
Odewobi8610/
Adewubi863/
Adewabi863/
Adebobi861/
Adejbobi801/
Odewabi71390/
Adawhobe6711/
Edewabai671/
Gadevaboi631/
Adebabe5741/
Adibavi575/
Odebobe574/
Edjuebi572/
Adebaby571/
Adebube571/
Adebabay533,224/
Adibhavi535/

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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 Adewobi
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