Obaweya Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Obaweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 159 | 1:1,114,105 | 45,936 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Obaweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obaweya has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obaweya.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaweya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,348,199th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obaweya live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Obaweya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 1,114,105. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 54 percent are found, Ondo, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obawueya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Obayeya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Obawaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obaweye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obaweuyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obawei | 77 | 23 | / |
| Obowya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obieya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abawey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abaeya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaeyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeyae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abawaya | 71 | 88 | / |
| Obayayi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Obayaji | 71 | 28 | / |
| Obawuyi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Obawoye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Obabeyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Uboweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obeawaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebawuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obayaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obeiyya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obayeja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obajiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abawiyah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gabawaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obaswaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobeyaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayogia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obasuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obauwaye | 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 Obaweya
- 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