Showobi Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Showobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Showobi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
England21:27,859,030389,889

Showobi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Showobi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Showobi.

How Common Is The Last Name Showobi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Showobi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 68 percent live, Ogun, where 26 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowobi92174/
Sowoobi8615/
Showabi8612/
Showebi866/
Sowebi7724/
Sobobi7710/
Sowabi779/
Sowovi772/
Sawobi771/
Shawabi71262/
Soobobi711/
Shabobi711/
Sobobii711/
Shobabi711/
Shobabai6750/
Shaboubi675/
Shahwabi671/
Schowabe671/
Shobouby671/
Showuabe671/
Shawabai671/
Shobabyi671/
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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 Showobi
  • 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