Obikwele Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Croatia

Obikwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obikwele 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
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Obikwele (3) may also be a first name.

Obikwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obikwele occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obikwele? popularity and diffusion

Obikwele is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Obikwele is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Obikwele are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obikwele is also the 7,463,778th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Obikwele is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent live and Lagos, where 50 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 33 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
Obiekwele9425/
Obikweli886/
Obikweul883/
Obikwela881/
Obigbele755/
Ebiquele631/
Abiguele631/
Abiquele631/
Abeguile50110/
Abeguele501/

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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 Obikwele
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