Obanwa Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubanwa | 83 | 262 | / |
| Obanwo | 83 | 62 | / |
| Obanua | 83 | 59 | / |
| Abanwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Obonwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Obanwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Obamwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obanba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ubannwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Abanwua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obanwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obanwgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obasinua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahabanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ubhanwaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obamwahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goobonwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abamwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Abanba | 67 | 91 | / |
| Obamba | 67 | 52 | / |
| Abonwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Avonwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ebonwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obonwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obanbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubanba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abanua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abanwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obanui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awanwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obanbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubanwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovanwo | 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 Obanwa
- 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