Obinwe Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Obinwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Obinwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obinwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obinwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obinwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Obinwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Obinwe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obinwe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Obinwe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 35 percent live, Kaduna, where 24 percent live and Adamawa, where 19 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obienwe | 92 | 47 | / |
| Obionwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obienwwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obinwa | 83 | 2,372 | / |
| Obinue | 83 | 3 | / |
| Abinwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ebinwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obinnwa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Obenhwe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Obuenwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Obenwhe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obienwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abainwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obienue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obnue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obnbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obenbe | 67 | 322 | / |
| Obenwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Abinwi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ubinwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abhinw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obimbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abinue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubenwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obynwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebenwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abinbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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