Obigwa Surname
2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaigwa | 92 | 1,618 | / |
| Obiogwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obiogwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obigwe | 83 | 795 | / |
| Obigba | 83 | 241 | / |
| Abigwa | 83 | 172 | / |
| Ebigwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obigwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oboigba | 77 | 127 | / |
| Ebigwai | 77 | 94 | / |
| Obiegwe | 77 | 17 | / |
| Oboigwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obaikwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obiegwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obuigwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obiekwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obiogwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obiokwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ebaigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiegua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abigwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaigba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovaigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiegwue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obighwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abeingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obigbo | 67 | 178 | / |
| Obikwe | 67 | 129 | / |
| Obegba | 67 | 91 | / |
| Abigwe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Obegwe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Abigba | 67 | 50 | / |
| Abikwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Obekwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ebikwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obikwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obigbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obiqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obigby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abigwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abigua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abiqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovigba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obigwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis