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.

Obawemimo Surname Distribution Map

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 found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obawemimo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obawemimo is the 1,295,379th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Obawemimo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obawemimo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 43 percent live, Ogun, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 24 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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