Obawemi Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Obawemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Obawemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obawemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obawemi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obawemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obawemi is the 2,718,172nd most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. Obawemi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obawemi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Obawemi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Obawemi is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 62 percent are found, Lagos, where 32 percent are found and Ondo, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaemi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obayemi | 86 | 5,585 | / |
| Obajemi | 86 | 105 | / |
| Obawomi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obabemi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obayemis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obayemie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oweimi | 77 | 35 | / |
| Aweami | 77 | 24 | / |
| Awyemi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Obeimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaymi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeymi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoyemi | 71 | 22,226 | / |
| Owoyemi | 71 | 14,181 | / |
| Obayomi | 71 | 4,177 | / |
| Obajimi | 71 | 999 | / |
| Obiyemi | 71 | 282 | / |
| Abayemi | 71 | 40 | / |
| Awuyemi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Obhiemi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Oweyemi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Owayemi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Owuyemi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Oweiemi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Owojemi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oboyemi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Obayami | 71 | 6 | / |
| Obeyemi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aweyemi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oobaymi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obayimi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obajeme | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oowyemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awobemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awoeymi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebewemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ubaweme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obijemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abhaemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awayemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owovemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obame | 67 | 19,113 | / |
| Oiboweme | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awoeyemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awwoyemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owooyemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owoeyemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obaiyomi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouwayemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojbayomi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oiwoyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obajmije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habawema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obamé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owwoyemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayomis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aawoyemi | 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 Obawemi
- 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