Obewu Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Obewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Obewu (64) may also be a first name.
Obewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obewu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obewu? popularity and diffusion
Obewu is the 1,471,719th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Obewu is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obewu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 64 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 79 percent live, Enugu, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria Obewu is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obewhu | 91 | 26 | / |
| Obaewu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Obewou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obiewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obeiwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwou | 83 | 97 | / |
| Obeuwau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obowu | 80 | 121 | / |
| Ubewu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Ebewu | 80 | 24 | / |
| Obawu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ovewu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Abewu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obebu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abewou | 73 | 735 | / |
| Abiewu | 73 | 120 | / |
| Abgewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obihwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebeawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobevu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obebhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obahawu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Obhiowu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Obeibou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obiowou | 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 Obewu
- 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