Nwaobi Surname

69,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwaobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwaobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0881:24,9922,179
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belize71:50,7822,565
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Nwaobi (91) may also be a first name.

Nwaobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwaobi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwaobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwaobi is the 69,098th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,015,120 people. Nwaobi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwaobi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 91 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,088 people, or 1 in 24,992. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 37 percent reside, Anambra, where 22 percent reside and Delta, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Nwaobi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nwaobi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nwaobi surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nwaobi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.11% less than the national average, earning R 66,276 per year and in United States they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $47,254 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwajobi9218/
Nwaobie929/
Nwaobai928/
Nwaobih926/
Nnwaobi921/
Nwajiobi862,312/
Nwagiobi865/
Nwaobioa863/
Nwaijobi862/
Nwaoba83910/
Nwaobe8322/
Nwoabi839/
Nwaobioha807/
Nwaijiobi801/
Nwaobge773/
Nwoabis772/
Nwayoba771/
Nwajobe771/
Nnwaoba771/
Nwajiobe711/
Nwajioba711/
Nwoaba6714/
Nwaove672/
Nwaauba624/
Nwgoabe622/
Nwoauba621/
Nwajiuba57124/
Mbajiobi573/
Mbahoubi571/
Nwouabet571/
Nwajiube571/

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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
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  • 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 Nwaobi
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