Obavou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Obavou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Obavou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obavou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obavou is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obavou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obavou are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Obavou is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Obavou is mostly found in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The Congo, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obavo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obauwou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obampou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obabu | 73 | 160 | / |
| Obowu | 73 | 121 | / |
| Ovavu | 73 | 85 | / |
| Abavo | 73 | 75 | / |
| Obovu | 73 | 46 | / |
| Obabo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Abavu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ovavo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Obava | 73 | 12 | / |
| Obawu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Avowu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Obobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owavo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obovo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubaibou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ababou | 67 | 7,189 | / |
| Abaivo | 67 | 133 | / |
| Gabavu | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ovouba | 67 | 63 | / |
| Obabhu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Obasua | 67 | 41 | / |
| Avabou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Obojuo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Obaibo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Avowou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obabut | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obasuo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Avouvo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Avovou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obaboh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obaabo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oboubo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obouba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obeabo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avouba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obovuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obohuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obajuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obabau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhavo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obampo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabavo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obahua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obavha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obovoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obgabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abobau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obawua | 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 Obavou
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