Obiwe Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1871:947,28740,584
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obiwe (15) may also be a first name.

Obiwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Obiwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,231,034th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiwe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

Obiwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 947,287. In Nigeria Obiwe is most prevalent in: Abia, where 54 percent are found, Delta, where 11 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiewe914/
Obijwe912/
Obaiwe912/
Oboiwe911/
Obiwge911/
Obiwei911/
Obioweh831/
Obiswue831/
Ubiwe80153/
Ebiwe8097/
Obewe8086/
Obibe8059/
Obiwa8031/
Abiwe8010/
Obive801/
Ebiwei73611/
Obisue7390/
Obaiwi7344/
Ovaiwe7321/
Ebiewe7316/
Obeweh7311/
Obiewa7310/
Abiweh738/
Eboiwe737/
Obibei735/
Obeibe734/
Obiver733/
Abiewe732/
Obaiwa732/
Ovhiwe731/
Obieva731/
Obuibe731/
Abiwei731/
Gubiwe731/
Abaiwe731/
Obievi731/
Obivie731/
Oboiwa731/
Ebiwhe731/
Abiowe731/
Abaiweh67186/
Obhihue6718/
Abiw671/
Obyw671/
Ebihwei671/

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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 Obiwe
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