Obogwu Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Obogwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Obogwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obogwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obogwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obogwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Obogwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name Obogwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obogwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 1,655,540. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 35 percent live, Benue, where 28 percent live and Lagos, where 27 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Obogwu exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obuogwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Otbogwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obongwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obagwu | 83 | 726 | / |
| Ubogwu | 83 | 110 | / |
| Obokwu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Obegwu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Abogwu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ebogwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ovogwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ebuogwu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Obungwu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Obaagwu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Obonkwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oboikwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abgogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abongwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebagwu | 67 | 522 | / |
| Abugwu | 67 | 334 | / |
| Ubagwu | 67 | 114 | / |
| Obukwu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Obekwu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Abagwu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ebokwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ebegwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ubogbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ubokwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obugbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obakwu | 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 Obogwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis