Obikwere Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obikwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obikwere 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
Nigeria1961:903,79039,188
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obikwere (10) may also be a first name.

Obikwere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obikwere is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obikwere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. Obikwere is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obikwere live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obikwere is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename globally, borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 903,790. In Nigeria Obikwere is mostly found in: Abia, where 25 percent live, Delta, where 22 percent live and Cross River, where 19 percent live. Not including Nigeria Obikwere exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 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
Obiekweire891/
Obigwere881/
Obighwre7597/
Obekware7552/
Ebigwere7516/
Abekwere752/
Obighwer751/
Ebighwere711/
Abekware6350/
Oviguere633/
Ebigweri631/
Ebikwiri631/
Ebekware631/
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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 Obikwere
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