Akwuobi Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Akwuobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 517 | 1:342,636 | 18,587 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Akwuobi (16) may also be a first name.
Akwuobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akwuobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akwuobi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akwuobi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 595,654th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akwuobi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akwuobi is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 16 people.
The surname Akwuobi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 517 people, or 1 in 342,636. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 19 percent reside, Delta, where 17 percent reside and Plateau, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Akwuobi exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwwuobi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akuobi | 92 | 89 | / |
| Akwobi | 92 | 78 | / |
| Okwuobi | 86 | 78 | / |
| Akwuoba | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ekwuobi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Agwuobi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akwaubi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Akwobei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akwuobe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwabi | 77 | 784 | / |
| Aguobi | 77 | 71 | / |
| Akwoba | 77 | 58 | / |
| Ekwobi | 77 | 47 | / |
| Okuobi | 77 | 34 | / |
| Okwobi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Akuabi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akuoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuabi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Okwuoba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Egwuobi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Akwabio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akwouba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akgbobi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwabhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aguobih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwuobi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwuaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aquoiboi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akwuobi
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