Obewo Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Obewo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obewo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obewo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obewo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obewo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Obewo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obewo are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Obewo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Obewo is most numerous in: Delta, where 76 percent are found, Benue, where 19 percent are found and Ondo, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obewho | 91 | 14 | / |
| Obewou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obeuwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obeewo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwou | 83 | 97 | / |
| Obiewuo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obeuwho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obebo | 80 | 175 | / |
| Ebewo | 80 | 172 | / |
| Obewa | 80 | 149 | / |
| Abewo | 80 | 48 | / |
| Obiwo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Obowo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Owewo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abewou | 73 | 735 | / |
| Obowho | 73 | 27 | / |
| Obiewa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Abewot | 73 | 9 | / |
| Obeswa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obievo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ebewuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obeabo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obohwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aboewo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ebewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oviewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obejuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebewoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abeuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abewoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhebo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeibou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohweuwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obiowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiowho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obichwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweyswo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweiswo | 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 Obewo
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