Obwo Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Obwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Obwo (16) may also be a first name.
Obwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwo is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwo? popularity and diffusion
Obwo is the 2,121,169th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obwo live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 16 people.
Obwo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 83 percent are found, Abia, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 42 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwoo | 89 | 16 | / |
| Obwoi | 89 | 8 | / |
| Obwuo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hobwod | 80 | 0 | / |
| Obbo | 75 | 12,158 | / |
| Obuo | 75 | 2,426 | / |
| Abwo | 75 | 486 | / |
| Obwa | 75 | 358 | / |
| Obvo | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ebwo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ubwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Opwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hobwood | 73 | 17 | / |
| Abwot | 67 | 1,352 | / |
| Obhuo | 67 | 206 | / |
| Abwoo | 67 | 166 | / |
| Hobbo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Oubbo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Abwoi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Abwou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Obboy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obuoh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obwas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hopwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abwuo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obuop | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obboi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obboo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opwop | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otbuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otpwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwua | 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 Obwo
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