Awobo Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gabon

Awobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Awobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awobo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awobo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awobo is the 1,839,022nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awobo are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria Awobo is most frequent in: Ogun, where 52 percent live, Lagos, where 31 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Gabon, where 4 percent live and The Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auwobo913/
Awoubo912/
Awoobo911/
Awobot911/
Awoubou831/
Abobo804,385/
Owobo80390/
Awoba8040/
Awabo8031/
Ewobo8012/
Awebo803/
Awubo801/
Awouba7395/
Awebou7367/
Ewoboh7321/
Ewhobo7311/
Habobo7310/
Aboobo735/
Abuobo734/
Aabobo734/
Eabobo734/
Owoebo733/
Awabou733/
Owoboh732/
Owoubo732/
Owuobo732/
Awuboh732/
Ohwobo731/
Owhobo731/
Owoibo731/
Aibobo731/
Awubou731/
Aweebo731/
Ewuobo731/
Aboboo731/
Aywubo731/
Awaboth674/
Habobou674/
Aijbobo671/
Abobooh671/
Aiboboh671/
Hawaboo671/
Hawabou671/
Avoibou671/
Awatboh671/
Awhabou671/
Owhoubo671/
Awaboot671/
Awuibou671/

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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 Awobo
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