Okuwobi Surname

412,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okuwobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuwobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7511:235,87613,737
England501:1,114,36153,243
United States361:10,068,304413,125
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Okuwobi (13) may also be a first name.

Okuwobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okuwobi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Okuwobi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuwobi? popularity and diffusion

Okuwobi is the 412,606th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,624,315 people. The last name Okuwobi is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Okuwobi reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okuwobi is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 751 people, or 1 in 235,876. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 51 percent live, Ogun, where 29 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Okuwobi is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Okuwobi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Okuwobi surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Okuwobi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okowobi865/
Okuwubi863/
Okuwabi863/
Akuwobi861/
Akujwobi801/
Akuwabi715/
Okububi711/
Akuwoba711/
Akujuobi67739/
Akubuobi67115/
Akujuobei631/
Okhuevebie591/
Ukuwuibe531/
Akujuoba531/
Ukuwuaba531/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Okuwobi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis