Obiaku Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5611:315,76217,429
Uganda441:887,25640,445
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Obiaku (43) may also be a first name.

Obiaku Last Name Facts

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

Obiaku occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obiaku.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 527,543rd most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiaku live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiaku is also the 1,545,828th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 43 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 315,762. In Nigeria Obiaku is most numerous in: Lagos, where 33 percent are found, Abia, where 12 percent are found and Enugu, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obijaku9220/
Obieaku921/
Obijiaku861,169/
Obijaiku864/
Obiakeup862/
Obioku83161/
Ebiaku8385/
Abiaku8318/
Abiakou777/
Obajoku771/
Gabiaku771/
Obaijoku711/
Ebiacu67100/
Ubioku6745/
Abioku6730/
Ujbojiaku672/
Abiokou6210/
Abeakou621/
Abgeaku621/
Abeoku5013/
Ebyacu5011/
Ebeoku501/

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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 Obiaku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis