Obuigwe Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obuigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obigwe | 92 | 795 | / |
| Obugwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Obiegwe | 86 | 17 | / |
| Oboigwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Obuigbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Opuigwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obigwue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obigweh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obiegwue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obighwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owhuigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obikwe | 77 | 129 | / |
| Ovigwe | 77 | 95 | / |
| Abigwe | 77 | 59 | / |
| Obegwe | 77 | 54 | / |
| Obigwa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Ebigwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Obukwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Obugbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Abugwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebugwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiqwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiekwe | 71 | 4,963 | / |
| Obaigwa | 71 | 1,618 | / |
| Obuekwe | 71 | 277 | / |
| Ebigwei | 71 | 188 | / |
| Oboigbe | 71 | 128 | / |
| Obuegbe | 71 | 116 | / |
| Obeikwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Obaigbe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Obiokwe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Owhigwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Awoigwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abungwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owungwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ovighwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obikweh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obhugbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oswigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eboigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obegwhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obuegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obigbea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obikwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uvoigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovuigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owhoigwe | 67 | 100 | / |
| Obijekwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obiekweh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obieagwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebeigwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaiegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiiekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awougweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhiegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abugw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eboyigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obegw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubwuigbe | 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 Obuigwe
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