Obidigwe Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obidigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obidigwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4741:373,71919,928
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obidigwe (24) may also be a first name.

Obidigwe Last Name Facts

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

Obidigwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obidigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obidigwe is the 639,219th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obidigwe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 474 people, or 1 in 373,719. In Nigeria Obidigwe is primarily found in: Lagos, where 18 percent live, Kano, where 11 percent live and Kogi, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obidiegwe942/
Obidegwe887/
Obidigwa882/
Obidigue881/
Obidiqwe881/
Obidikwe881/
Obidegw801/
Obidikwa7514/
Obidiekwa711/
Abidegbe63103/
Ebidekwe634/
Obedegbe632/
Abediegue591/
Ubedigui501/
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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 Obidigwe
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