Obekwu Surname
3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiekwu | 92 | 211 | / |
| Hobekwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obeikwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ebekwu | 83 | 141 | / |
| Obikwu | 83 | 121 | / |
| Obokwu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Obegwu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ubekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obakwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obiokwu | 77 | 38 | / |
| Obiegwu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Obuikwu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Obidkwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obijkwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abeakwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oboikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obagwu | 67 | 726 | / |
| Abikwu | 67 | 268 | / |
| Obogwu | 67 | 108 | / |
| Obegbu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Obigwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abakwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ebokwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ebegwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ubegwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebakwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubikwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovikwu | 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 Obekwu
- 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