Obukohwo Surname

132,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obukohwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obukohwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3801:52,4094,009
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Obukohwo (1,793) may also be a first name.

Obukohwo Last Name Facts

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

Obukohwo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obukohwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 132,747th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,144,026 people. The surname Obukohwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obukohwo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 180,566th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 1,793 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,380 people, or 1 in 52,409. In Nigeria Obukohwo is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 77 percent are found, Edo, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Obukohwo is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obukohwho9416/
Otbukohwo941/
Obukohwuo941/
Obukowo9341/
Obukowho881,552/
Obukhowo8833/
Obukowoh8814/
Obukouwo882/
Obukahwo882/
Abukohwo881/
Obukhowho822/
Oboukowho821/
Oobukowho821/
Obukewo8011/
Obokowo801/
Obokowho7549/
Obokahwo7515/
Obukowha753/
Obukhovo751/
Obukhoova711/
Abukawo6727/
Obukawa677/
Obukova671/

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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 Obukohwo
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