Obewa Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obewa (46) may also be a first name.

Obewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obewa is most common in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Obewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obewa is the 1,441,361st most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Obewa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obewa reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obewa is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 46 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya Obewa is most common in: Kisumu County, where 52 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 39 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Kenya Obewa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Obewa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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Obeywa911/
Obaewa911/
Obewah911/
Oubewa911/
Obeuwau831/
Obeawaa831/
Abewa80281/
Obawa80166/
Ebewa80161/
Obewe8086/
Obiwa8031/
Obewo8026/
Obeba8018/
Ubewa803/
Obewi801/
Gobhehwa771/
Oboeva73324/
Obaeva7340/
Abewah7338/
Gobiwa7317/
Obešva7314/
Obewho7314/
Obiowa7312/
Obeweh7311/
Abejwa739/
Abewua739/
Obowai736/
Ebeïwa736/
Obiewe734/
Abiewa734/
Obeeva733/
Abaewa733/
Obesua732/
Obewou732/
Obaiwa732/
Obeabo732/
Gobeva732/
Obejba731/
Obieva731/
Hobeba731/
Ebeuwa731/
Oboiwa731/
Obohwa731/
Obiwah731/
Obgewi731/
Oebewi731/
Abewoa731/
Abeuwa731/
Abeswa731/
Abewwa731/
Obejua731/
Obeewo731/
Obawua731/
Oubeba731/
Oubawa731/
Obeuwo731/
Gobeeva67368/
Obeuwou6797/
Hubewad6710/
Goubeva676/
Obichwa674/
Obiewuo672/
Obouywa671/
Habaewa671/
Hobeeba671/
Obethua671/
Obeuwho671/
Oybaeva671/

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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 Obewa
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