Obiuwa Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Obiuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Obiuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Obiuwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiuwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 52 percent live, Sokoto, where 20 percent live and Benue, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiuwah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Obijuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ebiuwa | 83 | 82 | / |
| Obiuwo | 83 | 46 | / |
| Abiuwa | 83 | 46 | / |
| Obiuwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Obiuba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Obayiuwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ebijuwa | 77 | 134 | / |
| Obiuwou | 77 | 69 | / |
| Obiouwo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ebiuwha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Obiuwoh | 77 | 10 | / |
| Obijuba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obiuwuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiuwho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obieuwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abieuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiubah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebieuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obejuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abieyuwa | 71 | 188 | / |
| Ebijuiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebiuwo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abiuba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebjuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubiuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiubi | 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 Obiuwa
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