Obikwelu Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obikwelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obikwelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7981:221,98313,097
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Obikwelu (20) may also be a first name.

Obikwelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obikwelu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obikwelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obikwelu is the 420,074th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obikwelu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 798 people, or 1 in 221,983. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 27 percent live, Enugu, where 14 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria Obikwelu exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Obikwelu Last Name Statistics demography

Obikwelu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

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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 Obikwelu
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