Obiogwu Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Obiogwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Obiogwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiogwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiogwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiogwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obiogwu is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obiogwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 60 percent reside and Delta, where 34 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obijogwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obigwu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Obojiogwu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Obiagwu | 86 | 2,232 | / |
| Ebiogwu | 86 | 104 | / |
| Obiokwu | 86 | 38 | / |
| Obiegwu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Abiogwu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Obihgwu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obijokwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obiagwuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obikwu | 77 | 121 | / |
| Obegwu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Obigbu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiekwu | 71 | 211 | / |
| Obiakwu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Obuikwu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Obiagbu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obidkwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obijkwu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oboikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obeikwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abiegwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebiagwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abajogwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obijiakwu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abikwu | 62 | 268 | / |
| Obegbu | 62 | 35 | / |
| Obekwu | 62 | 28 | / |
| Ovikwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abiakwu | 57 | 49 | / |
| Aboikwu | 57 | 11 | / |
| Hobekwu | 57 | 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 Obiogwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis