Owigbe Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owigbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoigbe | 92 | 121 | / |
| Oweigbe | 92 | 11 | / |
| Owoingbe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Owegbe | 83 | 196 | / |
| Uwigbe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ewigbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obigbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwuigbe | 77 | 1,238 | / |
| Ewoigbe | 77 | 137 | / |
| Oboigbe | 77 | 128 | / |
| Uwaigbe | 77 | 78 | / |
| Owegbey | 77 | 24 | / |
| Owhegbe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Obaigbe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Awaigbe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aboigbe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Eweigbe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Osuigbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Owhigwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Uwiegbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uweigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obuigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obigbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoigba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aweigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoviegbe | 71 | 136 | / |
| Owhoigwe | 71 | 100 | / |
| Owhuegbe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Uwuigbei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owhiegwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owhuigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovigue | 67 | 178 | / |
| Abigbe | 67 | 163 | / |
| Avigbe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Ovigwe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Awegbe | 67 | 90 | / |
| Ewegbe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obegbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uwegbe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Owegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obigbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovigve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awugbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owegba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obigby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovigba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovegbe | 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 Owigbe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis