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

Obewa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Obewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obewa live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obewa is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 46 people.

Obewa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya Obewa is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 52 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 39 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Obewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiewa9110/
Obeswa914/
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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