Obekwe Surname
853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 320 | 1:553,571 | 26,985 |
Obekwe (16) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiekwe | 92 | 4,963 | / |
| Obeikwe | 92 | 21 | / |
| Oboekwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gobekwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Obeekwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obeakwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obekwue | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obiekweh | 86 | 6 | / |
| Obiekwue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ebekwe | 83 | 158 | / |
| Obikwe | 83 | 129 | / |
| Obokwe | 83 | 60 | / |
| Obegwe | 83 | 54 | / |
| Obakwe | 83 | 32 | / |
| Obekwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ubekwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Abekwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Abiekwe | 77 | 39 | / |
| Obiegwe | 77 | 17 | / |
| Aboekwe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Obiokwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Obikwue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abekwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obikweh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obiekwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ebekweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ubekwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obegwhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hobekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obikwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abaekwue | 71 | 18 | / |
| Obiegwue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abiekwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obigwe | 67 | 795 | / |
| Abekwa | 67 | 740 | / |
| Ebekue | 67 | 77 | / |
| Abakwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Abikwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obegbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obegue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebokwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebakwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obeque | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obikwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obiqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obokwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abekue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habeikwue | 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 Obekwe
- 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