Owobi Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Owobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7161:247,40614,328
Congo971:51,4344,724
France111:6,038,429280,838
England11:55,718,059489,080

Owobi (88) may also be a first name.

Owobi Last Name Facts

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

Owobi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Owobi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 420,458th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. The surname Owobi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owobi are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owobi is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 88 people.

The last name Owobi is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 716 people, or 1 in 247,406. In Nigeria Owobi is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 58 percent reside, Plateau, where 13 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 12 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owobie9133/
Owoebi918/
Owoibi913/
Owobui911/
Owobei911/
Oswobi911/
Owuobi911/
Owoubie831/
Obobi80662/
Awobi8085/
Owobe8069/
Owoba8012/
Uwobi8012/
Owubi808/
Owabi807/
Ewobi803/
Owoby801/
Obuobi7310,238/
Owabie73667/
Owoiba7381/
Owuobe7337/
Awobit7314/
Awoibi7311/
Owouba735/
Auwobi735/
Owuoba734/
Awohbi733/
Osuobi733/
Ohuobi733/
Awobie732/
Oboobi732/
Owebei731/
Ewoubi731/
Ouwabi731/
Owoube731/
Awoobi731/
Awoebi731/
Howobe731/
Hobobi731/
Aboobi731/
Awobei731/
Ohwoba731/
Ohwobe731/
Owaboi731/
Ochuobi6711/
Uwoubai6710/
Haboobi674/
Ovuoboi674/
Ewhuobi674/
Ouwabai671/
Owhoobe671/
Owuibai671/

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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 Owobi
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