Obigwe Surname
Approximately 795 people bear this surname
Obigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 776 | 1:228,277 | 13,394 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Obigwe (31) may also be a first name.
Obigwe Demographics
Average Obigwe Salary in
United States
$75,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obigwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obigwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 432,755th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,166,724 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obigwe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 776 people, or 1 in 228,277. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 20 percent reside, Rivers, where 13 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Obigwe Last Name Statistics demography
Obigwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiegwe | 92 | 17 | / |
| Oboigwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Obuigwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Obigwue | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obigweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obiegwue | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obighwer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obikwe | 83 | 129 | / |
| Abigwe | 83 | 59 | / |
| Obegwe | 83 | 54 | / |
| Obigwa | 83 | 45 | / |
| Ebigwe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Obigbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obiqwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obiekwe | 77 | 4,963 | / |
| Obaigwa | 77 | 1,618 | / |
| Ebigwei | 77 | 188 | / |
| Oboigbe | 77 | 128 | / |
| Obeikwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Obaigbe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Obiokwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Obikwue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obikweh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abiogwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uvoigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eboigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obegwhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obuigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obikwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obegw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiekweh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ebeigwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiekwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obekwe | 67 | 320 | / |
| Ovigue | 67 | 178 | / |
| Abigwa | 67 | 172 | / |
| Abigbe | 67 | 163 | / |
| Abigue | 67 | 49 | / |
| Obikue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abikwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obegbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obegue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebigue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obique | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obigbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obikwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obigby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebigwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovigve | 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 Obigwe
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