Obegwe Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Obegwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obegwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obegwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obegwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obegwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Obegwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obegwe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Obegwe is most common in: Delta, where 60 percent live, Lagos, where 32 percent live and Kogi, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiegwe | 92 | 17 | / |
| Obegwhe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obegw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obiegwue | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obigwe | 83 | 795 | / |
| Obekwe | 83 | 320 | / |
| Obegbe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Obegue | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owegwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ebegwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obiekwe | 77 | 4,963 | / |
| Obeikwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Oboigwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oboekwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obuigwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gobekwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obekwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hobegue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiekweh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Obiekwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebeigwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owhiegwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obighwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abegue | 67 | 1,378 | / |
| Abegbe | 67 | 272 | / |
| Ebekwe | 67 | 158 | / |
| Obikwe | 67 | 129 | / |
| Obegui | 67 | 101 | / |
| Ovigwe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Obokwe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Abigwe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Obigwa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Obakwe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Abagwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obekwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ebigwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ubekwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obeque | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abegve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebagwe | 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 Obegwe
- 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