Nwobodo Surname

12,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwobodo Surname User-submission:

The surname Nwobodo means 'child of the land'.

Nwobodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria43,7731:4,047532
United States751:4,832,786249,377
England501:1,114,36153,243
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
East Timor41:303,982255
Malta41:107,5681,849
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Nwobodo (811) may also be a first name.

Nwobodo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nwobodo means 'child of the land'.

- amala

Nwobodo Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Nwobodo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,772nd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 165,818 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwobodo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 287,044th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 811 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43,773 people, or 1 in 4,047. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 51 percent live, Anambra, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nwobodo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nwobodo surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nwobodo last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nwobodo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning R 210,168 per year and in United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,278 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwobodoh9317/
Nwoobodo937/
Nwwobodo934/
Nnwobodo933/
Nwoboodo932/
Nwoebodo931/
Nwobodoo931/
Nwobodoi931/
Nwobodod931/
Nwabodo86164/
Nwubodo865/
Nwobudo862/
Nwobedo861/
Nwebodo861/
Nuobodo861/
Nwoboda861/
Nwabudo71117/
Nnwabudo671/
Nwabuda575/
Nwabada575/
Mvabodo571/
Mbouvadou501/

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