Nwobu Surname
Approximately 2,356 people bear this surname
Nwobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,237 | 1:79,188 | 5,619 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nwobu (74) may also be a first name.
Nwobu Demographics
Nwobu Political Affiliation
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Nwobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwobu is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwobu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 180,776th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,093,186 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nwobu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwobu is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 74 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,237 people, or 1 in 79,188. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 19 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Nwobu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Nwobu are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.
The amount Nwobu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.09% less than the national average, earning R 80,592 per year and in United States they earn 19.23% more than the national average, earning $51,448 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwoebu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nwobgu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nwabu | 80 | 340 | / |
| Nwebu | 80 | 98 | / |
| Nwubu | 80 | 44 | / |
| Nuobu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nbobu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwebui | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nwaebu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nwovou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwabud | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwovuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwubus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbhobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwoboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwubup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwebuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwebou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwovu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwuabui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwabuis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaubau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwubuip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwehbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwebuih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwabeue | 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 Nwobu
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