Obiwale Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Obiwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 385 | 1:460,111 | 23,377 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Obiwale (19) may also be a first name.
Obiwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiwale occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiwale? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 741,235th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname Obiwale is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiwale reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiwale is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
The surname Obiwale is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 460,111. In Nigeria Obiwale is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 32 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Osun, where 18 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Obiwale
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