Obenja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Obenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obenja is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obenja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obenja is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Obenja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Obenja reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Obenja is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obienja | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oubenjah | 86 | 136 | / |
| Obenza | 83 | 3,225 | / |
| Obenia | 83 | 166 | / |
| Owenja | 83 | 132 | / |
| Obensa | 83 | 91 | / |
| Obenya | 83 | 36 | / |
| Obenjo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Obanja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ebenja | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obenca | 83 | 3 | / |
| Abenja | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obenji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obinja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obienza | 77 | 11 | / |
| Obenyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obenjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeniah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abenjya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abenija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obindja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obenxza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obnjauh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ebenijah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abenojia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abenza | 67 | 1,794 | / |
| Abenia | 67 | 743 | / |
| Owinja | 67 | 544 | / |
| Owenya | 67 | 432 | / |
| Obania | 67 | 349 | / |
| Obenge | 67 | 343 | / |
| Obinya | 67 | 286 | / |
| Abanja | 67 | 121 | / |
| Abenya | 67 | 84 | / |
| Obenye | 67 | 73 | / |
| Obinia | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ebanja | 67 | 44 | / |
| Obenyo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Abenji | 67 | 25 | / |
| Abenea | 67 | 22 | / |
| Obonia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ubenia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obenio | 67 | 18 | / |
| Obinza | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ebenia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abensa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obinsa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gobenceau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abinja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oubensaid | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obeñia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obinjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obinje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obanjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebinja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ovenia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebonja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abenjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obhenaiye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obenzo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obenso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abenca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obinea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obeñea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obinca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abonja | 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
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- 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 Obenja
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