Obanuwa Surname
1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obanuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 212 | 1:835,579 | 36,885 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaniwa | 86 | 208 | / |
| Abanuwa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Abaenuwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Obanowah | 80 | 12 | / |
| Obanouwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obanhiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obanguwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abeanuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obaniewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ebenuwa | 71 | 504 | / |
| Obanubi | 71 | 375 | / |
| Obaniwo | 71 | 49 | / |
| Obanowo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Obanowe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Abenuwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abaniwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obanube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebenuwah | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ebenuuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebenauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abounuwas | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abaniwo | 57 | 409 | / |
| Abanubi | 57 | 13 | / |
| Abanowi | 57 | 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 Obanuwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis