Awobem Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Awobem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Awobem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
England61:9,286,343223,652

Awobem Last Name Facts

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

Awobem is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awobem? popularity and diffusion

Awobem is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Awobem reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Awobem is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awabem8322/
Awobime7714/
Awoibim771/
Awobiom771/
Awoubeng7110/
Obawem671/
Ababem671/
Abavem671/
Awobin671/
Awaben671/

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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 Awobem
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