Abwova Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Abwova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abwova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya881:524,77226,127

Abwova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abwova is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Abwova.

How Common Is The Last Name Abwova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abwova is the 1,994,173rd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abwova live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Abwova is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya Abwova is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 92 percent live, Bungoma County, where 5 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live.

Abwova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abuova832,864/
Abuhova7718/
Abwoywa771/
Apuova6732/
Abwavo6724/
Avwoba6721/
Abwawo6710/
Abbava673/
Abuovo673/
Abuoba673/
Obbova672/
Abvoba671/
Abwaba671/

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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 Abwova
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