Nwobu Surname

180,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2371:79,1885,619
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England321:1,741,18971,393
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nwobu (74) may also be a first name.

Nwobu Last Name Facts

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

Nwobu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwobu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nwobu is the 180,776th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,093,186 people. The surname Nwobu is predominantly found 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. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 74 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,237 people, or 1 in 79,188. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 19 percent live, Ebonyi, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Nwobu exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nwobu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nwobu last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwoebu915/
Nwobgu915/
Nwabu80340/
Nwebu8098/
Nwubu8044/
Nuobu802/
Nbobu801/
Nwebui7312/
Nwaebu738/
Nwovou737/
Nwabud734/
Nwovuh732/
Nwubus731/
Nbhobu731/
Nwaubu731/
Nwoboo731/
Nwubup731/
Nwebuh731/
Nwebou731/
Nnwovu731/
Nwuabui673/
Nwabuis672/
Nwaubau671/
Nwubuip671/
Nwehbou671/
Nwebuih671/
Nwabeue671/

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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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  • 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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