Nwobiri Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwobiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nwobiri 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
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
England51:11,143,612252,590

Nwobiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwobiri is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nwobiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwobiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Nwobiri is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nwobiri live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Nwobiri is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Nwobiri is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 90 percent reside, Oyo, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside.

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
Nnwobiri931/
Nwabiri8627/
Nwobira863/
Nwabirie802/
Nwabirije7516/
Nwobere7167/
Nwaberie679/
Nwabuire674/
Nwabirje673/
Nwabiere671/
Nwauberi671/
Nwabiera671/
Nwabirej671/
Nwabere574/
Mbabiri574/
Nwaebere537/
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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 Nwobiri
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