Obozuwa Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obozuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obozuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5221:339,35418,436
England281:1,989,93178,001
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obozuwa (46) may also be a first name.

Obozuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obozuwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obozuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 569,728th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,154,415 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Obozuwa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obozuwa is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 46 people.

The last name Obozuwa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 339,354. In Nigeria Obozuwa is primarily found in: Edo, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obazuwa8653/
Obuzuwa862/
Obozuva861/
Obasuwa7164/
Abazuwa7142/
Obajuwa711/
Abaziuwa6722/
Abosuwah674/
Abozouwe671/
Abouzuwè671/
Abousuwa671/
Abasuwa5789/
Ebesuwa5726/
Abazuba578/
Abuzuva572/
Abusuwa572/
Abosuwe571/
Abatsuwa539/
Abajouwa531/
Abasouwa531/
Abachuwa531/
Abochouba501/
Aboucowou501/

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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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  • 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 Obozuwa
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