Obowo Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Obowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Obowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obowo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obowo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Obowo live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Obowo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 60 percent are found, Abia, where 20 percent are found and Rivers, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Togo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obowho | 91 | 27 | / |
| Obuowo | 91 | 23 | / |
| Obohwo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oboiwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obobo | 80 | 424 | / |
| Abowo | 80 | 86 | / |
| Obowa | 80 | 67 | / |
| Obewo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Obuwo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ebowo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obovo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ubowo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobobo | 73 | 139 | / |
| Abohwo | 73 | 119 | / |
| Ovuowo | 73 | 74 | / |
| Obojuo | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ovowoh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ubohwo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Abouwo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Abgowo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Oboobo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Asbowo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oboibo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obewou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aboewo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abowou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oboubo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obuwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oboiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubuowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebohwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebuowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obovoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obohwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obovuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obgowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obohuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwou | 67 | 97 | / |
| Obauwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oboubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obouywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obgovoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouwos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goboová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goboova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abobooh | 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 Obowo
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