Obiawa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Obiawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Obiawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obiawa is most common in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obiawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Obiawa are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 90 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 11,893,018. In Brazil Obiawa is mostly found in: Paraná, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Obiawa occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiava8337/
Abiawa8329/
Objawa8316/
Obiowa8312/
Oviawa8311/
Obiaba838/
Obiawe837/
Obiahua774/
Ubihawa774/
Obiajba772/
Abiawah771/
Abijawa771/
Obieawe771/
Obeawaa771/
Obioowa771/
Hubihawa7155/
Abiawi672,079/
Obiabo671,903/
Abiaba67222/
Obiowo6780/
Abiawo6732/
Obiawuihe6717/
Obiova6712/
Abiawe6711/
Obioba677/
Obiabi676/
Abiowa673/
Objava672/
Ubiaba671/
Obiabe671/
Ebiawo671/
Aviawa671/

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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 Obiawa
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