Owobu Surname

160,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6781:66,1474,843
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Owobu (58) may also be a first name.

Owobu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owobu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Owobu.

How Common Is The Last Name Owobu? popularity and diffusion

Owobu is the 160,968th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,692,112 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Owobu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owobu is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 58 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,678 people, or 1 in 66,147. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 60 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Delta, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Owobu Last Name Statistics demography

Owobu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owhobu9112/
Ouwobu914/
Owohbu912/
Owoubu911/
Owobui911/
Owubu8038/
Uwobu809/
Owabu809/
Awobu803/
Owebu803/
Obobu801/
Owubou7355/
Oswabu731/
Owuebu731/
Howabou671/
Awoubou671/

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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 Owobu
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