Obakwe Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Obakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Obakwe (42) may also be a first name.
Obakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obakwe occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obakwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obakwe is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obakwe are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Obakwe is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Barring Botswana this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obeakwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obekwe | 83 | 320 | / |
| Abakwe | 83 | 63 | / |
| Obokwe | 83 | 60 | / |
| Ubakwe | 83 | 48 | / |
| Ebakwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obakwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abakwue | 77 | 150 | / |
| Abakwer | 77 | 27 | / |
| Obeikwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Obaikwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obodkwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oboekwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obangwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obakoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovakwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebaikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obekwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abakwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abajkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ubahakwe | 71 | 37 | / |
| Abaekwue | 71 | 18 | / |
| Abangkwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Abakwa | 67 | 165 | / |
| Ebekwe | 67 | 158 | / |
| Ubokwe | 67 | 81 | / |
| Obegwe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Obagbe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abagwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ebakue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebokwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obaque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obague | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obokwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebagwe | 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 Obakwe
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