Obiagu Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Obiagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
Obiagu (55) may also be a first name.
Obiagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiagu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obiagu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiagu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obiagu is the 1,185,157th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. Obiagu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obiagu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiagu is also the 1,336,256th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 55 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 908,424. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 39 percent live, Abia, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria Obiagu is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiaguu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obeagu | 83 | 457 | / |
| Obiogu | 83 | 38 | / |
| Abiagu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ebiagu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ubiagu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obijogu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abiangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obhioghu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obijiogu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obajiogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebiogu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obeogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubeagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awiagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiejiogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayyagoud | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ebeaagu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abiogou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abjaghou | 57 | 9 | / |
| Ebeogu | 50 | 65 | / |
| Aweogu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Abeogu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Ubeogu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Avyagu | 50 | 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 Obiagu
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