Obiekwe Surname

95,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,8301:36,6762,963
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England411:1,358,97760,528
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Obiekwe (285) may also be a first name.

Obiekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obiekwe is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiekwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,865th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,468,375 people. The last name Obiekwe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obiekwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiekwe is also the 524,196th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 285 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,830 people, or 1 in 36,676. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Abia, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Obiekwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obiekwe surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Obiekwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obijekwe9314/
Obiekweh936/
Obiiekwe931/
Obiekwue931/
Obekwe92320/
Obikwe92129/
Obiekw921/
Obuekwe86277/
Abiekwe8639/
Obeikwe8621/
Obiegwe8617/
Oviekwe8611/
Obiokwe8610/
Obikwue864/
Obikweh862/
Gobekwe862/
Obiekwa862/
Obikwee861/
Obiikwe861/
Obekwue861/
Obeakwe861/
Obeekwe861/
Ebiekwe861/
Obyekwe861/
Obiegwue803/
Obiikwue801/
Abiekwue801/
Obigwe77795/
Ebekwe77158/
Obegwe7754/
Abikwe7716/
Obekwa7713/
Obukwe776/
Ubekwe776/
Abekwe774/
Obikwy772/
Obiqwe771/
Ubajiekwe7514/
Ubejiekwe752/
Obiegue71302/
Obiegbe7115/
Obaikwa714/
Oboigwe714/
Obuigwe713/
Abekwei712/
Hobekwa711/
Obuekue711/
Ubekwue711/
Obiigwe711/
Obigweh711/
Abeakwe711/
Ebaikwe711/
Obegwhe711/
Ebekweh711/
Obieegue671/
Obighwer671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obiekwe
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