Obidigbo Surname

456,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obidigbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obidigbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7021:252,34014,566
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obidigbo (130) may also be a first name.

Obidigbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obidigbo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obidigbo? popularity and diffusion

Obidigbo is the 456,246th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,821,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obidigbo live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most frequent first name globally, held by 130 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 702 people, or 1 in 252,340. In Nigeria Obidigbo is most numerous in: Lagos, where 24 percent live, Enugu, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Obidigbo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obidigbo last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Obidigbo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.59% less than the national average, earning R 162,564 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obidigbuo942/
Obaidigbo941/
Ovidigbo882/
Obidugbo881/
Obidigba881/
Obidiegwo822/
Obidigwa752/
Abidiegba711/
Obidikwa6314/
Abedigba632/
Obidiekwa591/

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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 Obidigbo
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