Obwe Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Obwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Obwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obwe reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Obwe is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobwe | 89 | 16 | / |
| Obwei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obweh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Abwe | 75 | 1,465 | / |
| Obue | 75 | 657 | / |
| Obwa | 75 | 358 | / |
| Ubwe | 75 | 281 | / |
| Ebwe | 75 | 200 | / |
| Obbe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Ovbe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hobw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oibw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Opwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oobw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohbw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Habwe | 67 | 447 | / |
| Oboue | 67 | 379 | / |
| Ebwea | 67 | 203 | / |
| Gubwe | 67 | 155 | / |
| Hobbe | 67 | 92 | / |
| Obbey | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ovbey | 67 | 38 | / |
| Abwey | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ebweh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Abweh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ovweh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obbee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obwoi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obuey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obuhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovwhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opwer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovhwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hubwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ompwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gopwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojvwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ospwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwey | 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 Obwe
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