Obwo Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obwo live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obwo is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Obwo is most frequent in: Benue, where 83 percent are found, Abia, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Obwo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 42 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obwoo8916/
Obwoi898/
Obwuo891/
Hobwod800/
Obbo7512,158/
Obuo752,426/
Abwo75486/
Obwa75358/
Obvo7530/
Ebwo7512/
Ubwo752/
Opwo751/
Hobwood7317/
Abwot671,352/
Obhuo67206/
Abwoo67166/
Hobbo6767/
Oubbo6763/
Abwoi6741/
Abwou6726/
Obboy6714/
Obuoh6710/
Obwah677/
Obwas676/
Hopwo676/
Abwuo676/
Obuop676/
Obboi674/
Obboo673/
Opwop673/
Opwou673/
Otbuo673/
Obwau673/
Ebwoi672/
Obuoy671/
Hobwa671/
Hobuo671/
Obwha671/
Obuot671/
Otpwo671/
Gobuo671/
Ebwoh671/
Abwoh671/
Opwot671/
Obwua671/

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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
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  • 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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