Obiowo Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Obiowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Obiowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiowo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obiowo.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiowo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiowo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Obiowo is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 85 percent are found, Rivers, where 6 percent are found and Abia, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Obiowo is found in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oboiowo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Obiowou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obiowho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obuihowo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ebiowo | 83 | 24 | / |
| Obiobo | 83 | 20 | / |
| Obiowa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Abiowo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Obajowo | 77 | 56 | / |
| Oviohwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oviowho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obioowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiaboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebiowoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obhioboh | 71 | 28 | / |
| Obejowho | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obiabo | 67 | 1,903 | / |
| Ebeowo | 67 | 212 | / |
| Abiawo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Obiawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Obiova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obioba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abiowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abiobo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abiouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebiawo | 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 Obiowo
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