Obawemimo Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obawemimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obawemimo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Obawemimo (17) may also be a first name.

Obawemimo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obawemimo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obawemimo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obawemimo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Obawemimo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obawemimo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obawemimo is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria Obawemimo is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 43 percent reside, Ogun, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 24 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiwemimo893/
Obawomimo892/
Obawemimi892/
Obiamime711/
Obaymemi711/
Obwemome711/
Obamamoye6758/
Obamumoye673/
Obamwomyi673/
Abami-Omo671/
Obamoyemi671/
Ubamim671/
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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 Obawemimo
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