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
The surname Obakwe is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obakwe? popularity and diffusion
Obakwe is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obakwe reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Obakwe is also the 1,566,439th most widespread forename in the world, held by 42 people.
The surname Obakwe is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Without taking into account Botswana this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
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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