Obuekwe Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obuekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2151:823,92036,501
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obuekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obuekwe occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Obuekwe are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obuekwe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 823,920. In Nigeria Obuekwe is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 47 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Obuekwe exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Obuekwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obuekwe surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Obuekwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning $40,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obukwe926/
Obiekwe864,963/
Obuekue861/
Obiekweh806/
Obiekwue801/
Obukwi77131/
Ebukwe7712/
Abukwe775/
Obugwe772/
Obuegbe71116/
Abiekwe7139/
Obiegwe7117/
Obukwii7115/
Obuigwe713/
Obuegue711/
Obueque711/
Abiekwue671/

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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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  • 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 Obuekwe
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