Obazuwa Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obazuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obazuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obazuwa Last Name Facts

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

Obazuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obazuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Obazuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obazuwa is the 2,661,929th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Obazuwa live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Obazuwa is most prevalent in: Edo, where 80 percent live, Kogi, where 8 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 4 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obozuwa86554/
Obasuwa8664/
Abazuwa8642/
Obajuwa861/
Abaziuwa8022/
Obaisiuwa7510/
Abasuwa7189/
Abazuba718/
Obozuva711/
Owozuwa711/
Ovasuwa711/
Gabasuwa6720/
Abatsuwa679/
Abachuwa671/
Obosiuwa671/
Abajouwa671/
Abasouwa671/
Ebesuwa5726/
Abajuwe574/
Abasuba574/
Avosuwa573/
Awazuba572/
Abasuwe571/
Abajuwo571/
Habajuwe53123/
Habajuwi5327/
Ebeisuwa537/
Abosuwah534/
Habasuwe531/
Awashuwa531/
Abousuwa531/
Abouzuwè531/
Abozouwe531/
Abossouwa501/

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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
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  • 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 Obazuwa
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