Obarasa Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Obarasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 252 | 1:154,918 | 13,596 |
| Kenya | 242 | 1:190,826 | 14,170 |
Obarasa Demographics
Obarasa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obarasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obarasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obarasa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obarasa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 621,618th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obarasa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Obarasa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 154,918. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bugiri District, where 40 percent live, Tororo District, where 39 percent live and Busia District, where 12 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 49 percent live.
Obarasa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abarasa | 86 | 258 | / |
| Obaraza | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ebarasa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obarase | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obarasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ubarasad | 80 | 17 | / |
| Obarajah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abarasha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obarashi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obarajas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobarasih | 75 | 17 | / |
| O'Barajas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abharasha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abarashad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovarasi | 71 | 71 | / |
| Abarashath | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ubarase | 71 | 19 | / |
| Abaraca | 71 | 16 | / |
| Abarasi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Aberasa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Abaraza | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abarosa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obaraze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aborasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaresa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obarazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abarzosa | 67 | 146 | / |
| Abarosah | 67 | 68 | / |
| Abarashi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abarasih | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aborasha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abarassi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amparasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoborasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abourasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abarajah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaracia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abargosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvarasah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aberasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubarasod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavarasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubaraser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anparasa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obarasa
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