Obinju Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obinju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obinju Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1841:250,97817,076
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obinju Demographics

Obinju Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obinju Last Name Facts

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

Obinju is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obinju? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,206,588th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obinju are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Obinju is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 250,978. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 49 percent are found, Migori County, where 48 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Obinju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obinuju921/
Obionuju861/
Obainuju861/
Obinzu8319/
Owinju831/
Hobincu77438/
Obinchu7760/
Obnjauh770/
Obenyu67138/
Awinju679/
Abincu672/
Houbinhou671/
Owenju671/
Owinyu671/
Abinyu671/
Abinzu671/
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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 Obinju
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