Obianigwe Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obianigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obianigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3251:545,05526,640
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Obianigwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obianigwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obianigwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obianigwe is the 820,032nd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obianigwe are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside and Delta, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Obianigwe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Obianigwe Last Name Statistics demography

Obianigwe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Obianaigwe955/
Obianeigwe951/
Obinigwe9415/
Obanigwe949/
Obiangwe943/
Obianikwe892/
Obiniigwe891/
Obinaigwe891/
Obangwe882/
Obinnaigwe841/
Obinwaigwe841/
Obianike822/
Abanigwe822/
Obanigwa821/
Obinegwe821/
Obiang8045,949/
Obinwa-Igwe805/
Obi-Nwaigwe803/
Obinna-Igwe801/
Obianagwa7837/
Obi-Anike781/
Obianogwa781/
Obianke751,045/
Obianga75250/
Obangue7579/
Obiango7572/
Obangwu7553/
Obangwo7523/
Obanike7517/
Obingue7514/
Obingwa7512/
Obanghe7511/
Obinike754/
Abangwe754/
Ibangwe754/
Abingwe753/
O'Biang752/
Obongwe751/
Obing'e751/
Obiniga751/
Obaniga751/
Obang7142,317/
Obing71725/
Obianika71263/
Obinaike7157/
Obinweke7139/
Abangowe7133/
Abangwei7131/
Obanaike7125/
Obinugwu7120/
Obiangha718/
Obinagwa716/
Opiangwa714/
Abiangwa714/
Oobhiang714/
Obingoye713/
Obiengwa713/
Obaonike712/
Obinique712/
Obiyanga712/
Obianagu711/
Aponigwe711/
Abanguwe711/
Abuangwe711/
Obanokwe711/
O Banigo711/
Obanguwo711/
Abianiga711/
Obineike711/
Obinwekw711/
Obinwoke711/
Obaneike711/
Abanogwe711/
Ouabiang711/
Obanguey711/
Yoebiang711/
Ibiang677,931/
Abiang67471/
Obango67379/
Obingo67364/
Obanga67359/
Ebiang67146/
Obianagha67102/
Iobang6784/
Yobang6779/
Yobing6751/
Ubiang6746/
Obbing6731/
Obwang6725/
Obanke6712/
Obinweogu6712/
Obiong6711/
Oboang6711/
Obianekwu678/
Obangu677/
Obieng675/
Obinke674/
Obiank674/
Obinweaku673/
Obinwogwu673/
Obianakwu673/
Obyang673/
Opiang673/
Obeing672/
Obi-Nwoke672/
Obinki672/
Obianguia672/
Obenig671/
Obinweugo671/
Obinweogo671/
Ouabangue671/
Oyabiangu671/
Obniga671/
Obanic671/
Obanik671/
Obanki671/
O'Bang671/
Abanig671/
Abinig671/
Abiyangwa671/
Ebienigue671/
Obinweike671/
Obianiaka671/
Obianoagu671/
Abangw671/
Oubing671/
Oba-Ongue671/

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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 Obianigwe
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