Obinwa Surname

179,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obinwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obinwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3001:77,0195,501
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Obinwa (371) may also be a first name.

Obinwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obinwa (Arabic: اوبينوا) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obinwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,783rd most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,072,321 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obinwa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 450,877th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 371 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,300 people, or 1 in 77,019. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 20 percent are found, Abia, where 17 percent are found and Enugu, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Obinwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obinwa last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Obinwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obinwah9230/
Obionwa9230/
Obinnwa9220/
Obienwa921/
Obinwe8364/
Obinba8347/
Obenwa8344/
Obinwo8315/
Ubinwa839/
Ebinwa833/
Obimwa833/
Abinwa831/
Obynwa831/
Obienwe7747/
Obinwoh7744/
Obinmba7722/
Obinnba773/
Obinbah771/
Obennwa771/
Abinwah771/
Obionwe771/
Abnwa731/
Ovnwa731/
Obienwwe711/
Obimba671,212/
Ebenwa6717/
Abinwi6716/
Ubenwa678/
Obinue673/
Abinwe672/
Abinua671/
Obenba671/
Obenwo671/

Obinwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obinwa in the Arabic language
اوبينواawbynwa-

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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 Obinwa
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