Obiwe Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Obiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 187 | 1:947,287 | 40,584 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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
Obiwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obiwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obiwe is the 1,231,034th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiwe is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 947,287. In Nigeria Obiwe is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 54 percent live, Delta, where 11 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obiewe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Obijwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obaiwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oboiwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obiwge | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obiwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obioweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obiswue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ubiwe | 80 | 153 | / |
| Ebiwe | 80 | 97 | / |
| Obewe | 80 | 86 | / |
| Obibe | 80 | 59 | / |
| Obiwa | 80 | 31 | / |
| Abiwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Obive | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ebiwei | 73 | 611 | / |
| Obisue | 73 | 90 | / |
| Obaiwi | 73 | 44 | / |
| Ovaiwe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ebiewe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Obeweh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Obiewa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Abiweh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Eboiwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obibei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obeibe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obiver | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abiewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obaiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ovhiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obieva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abiwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gubiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obievi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obivie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebiwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abiowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abaiweh | 67 | 186 | / |
| Obhihue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebihwei | 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 Obiwe
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