Obinkwo Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Obinkwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obinkwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
England331:1,688,42669,999

Obinkwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obinkwo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obinkwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obinkwo is the 1,894,523rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Obinkwo reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 35 percent reside, Bauchi, where 32 percent reside and Lagos, where 29 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 34 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obingwa7112/
Abingwo711/
Abingwoh6725/
Obgwo673/
Obiengwa673/
Obkuo673/
Abngwo621/
Abingwa5744/
Abengwo575/
Owingbo571/
Awingwoh537/
Obengwaa531/
Abengwoh531/
Abingboh531/
Obgbo502/
Ashwingwo502/

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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
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  • 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 Obinkwo
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