Owagbemi Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owagbemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owagbemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4171:424,80321,997
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Owagbemi Last Name Facts

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

Owagbemi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owagbemi? popularity and diffusion

Owagbemi is the 698,433rd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owagbemi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 424,803. In Nigeria Owagbemi is most common in: Ondo, where 73 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Owagbemi Last Name Statistics demography

Owagbemi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oewagbemi943/
Obagbemi88820/
Owogbemi88191/
Obagbemih824/
Awogbemi752,376/
Ewegbemi75347/
Owogbami757/
Awegbemi755/
Obogbemi751/
Ewogbemi751/
Obougbemi711/
Awogbami631,065/
Awogbeme634/
Avogbeama5921/
Owogbaime591/
Avogbima501/

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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 Owagbemi
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