Obiagwu Surname

189,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiagwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiagwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1621:81,9355,795
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England151:3,714,537119,675
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Obiagwu (48) may also be a first name.

Obiagwu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obiagwu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Obiagwu is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obiagwu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiagwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 189,282nd most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,265,030 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obiagwu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiagwu is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 48 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,162 people, or 1 in 81,935. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 25 percent reside, Abia, where 14 percent reside and Enugu, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Obiagwu Last Name Statistics demography

Obiagwu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiagwuu931/
Obiogwu8648/
Obiakwu8618/
Obiagbu864/
Ebiagwu861/
Obijogwu801/
Obojiogwu751/
Obijiakwu751/
Ebiogwu71104/
Abiakwu7149/
Obiokwu7138/
Abiogwu716/
Obijokwu673/
Abeakwu572/
Abajogwu537/

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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 Obiagwu
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