Obbuyi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obbuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obbuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474

Obbuyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obbuyi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Obbuyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obbuyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obbuyi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Obbuyi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Obbuyi is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 69 percent live, Nairobi County, where 8 percent live and Nakuru County, where 8 percent live.

Obbuyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Obbuyi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abbuyi833/
Obbuya831/
Owbuyi831/
Obuoyi831/
Ob'bayi771/
Abbouyi771/
Ohbuayi771/
Obbey7355/
Obbie7326/
Abbuy7316/
Obboy7314/
Obbay7311/
Obbai735/
Obuey734/
Obboi734/
Abbui732/
Obuoy731/
Obuoyo67154/
Gobbie67120/
Gobbey6746/
Obuaya6743/
Obbeye6714/
Obboye6713/
Hobbij6710/
Oubbou6710/
Obbeya679/
Abbuji676/
Obbaia675/
Abbouy674/
Abbuio674/
Obueye673/
Gobuay672/
Obbaye672/
Obuaji672/
Habbui671/
Hobbey671/
Obbiji671/
Oubbey671/
Hobbay671/
Gobbay671/
Gobbeu671/
Gobbei671/
Obuhie671/
Obuayo671/
Obuoye671/
Opueyi671/
Oubbij671/
Obbaya671/
Obboya671/
Obuija671/
Obuaai671/
Hobbei670/

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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 Obbuyi
  • 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