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
The surname Obwe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obwe live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
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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