Obinwe Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obinwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obinwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obinwe Last Name Facts

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

Obinwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obinwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obinwe is the 2,394,033rd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obinwe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obinwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Obinwe is mostly found in: Lagos, where 35 percent reside, Kaduna, where 24 percent reside and Adamawa, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obienwe9247/
Obionwe921/
Obienwwe861/
Obinwa832,372/
Obinue833/
Abinwe832/
Ebinwe831/
Obinnwa7720/
Obenhwe7713/
Obuenwe7711/
Obenwhe773/
Obienwa771/
Abainwe771/
Obienue771/
Obnue731/
Obnbe731/
Obenbe67322/
Obenwa6744/
Abinwi6716/
Ubinwa679/
Abhinw675/
Obimbe675/
Abinue672/
Ubenwe671/
Obynwa671/
Ebenwe671/
Abinwa671/
Abinbe671/

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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 Obinwe
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