Obawa Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Obawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 160 | 1:1,107,142 | 45,738 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obawa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,343,156th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. Obawa is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obawa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Obawa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 23 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Ondo, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaiwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gobawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obawua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obaewa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oubawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obauwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goubawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Houbawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obeawaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obawaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abawa | 80 | 3,474 | / |
| Obaba | 80 | 387 | / |
| Obewa | 80 | 149 | / |
| Obawe | 80 | 87 | / |
| Obowa | 80 | 67 | / |
| Ubawa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ebawa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Obava | 80 | 12 | / |
| Obawi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Oubaba | 73 | 240 | / |
| Hobawi | 73 | 197 | / |
| Abawua | 73 | 91 | / |
| Abawah | 73 | 62 | / |
| Obaiwi | 73 | 44 | / |
| Obasua | 73 | 41 | / |
| Obaeva | 73 | 40 | / |
| Obaabi | 73 | 32 | / |
| Obawei | 73 | 23 | / |
| Abawat | 73 | 11 | / |
| Abauwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Obowai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Abaawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abajwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obaabo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abaway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abaewa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hobaba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abawai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obaiba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obaiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gubawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obeywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obohwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obavha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obahua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abawaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovaawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obgowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubahwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atbawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abawaya | 67 | 88 | / |
| Obashua | 67 | 39 | / |
| Aboubaa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obauwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obaiuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obabhai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabawai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habaewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobavay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abahawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abobhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahabawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oybaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obabaih | 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 Obawa
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