Obowa Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934

Obowa Last Name Facts

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

Obowa occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Obowa is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Obowa live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States Obowa is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 97 percent are found and North Dakota, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.

Obowa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obowa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Obowa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obowai916/
Oboiwa911/
Obohwa911/
Obouwa911/
Obgowa911/
Obow8936/
Houbowa831/
Oboba801,316/
Obawa80166/
Ebowa80122/
Abowa8082/
Obowo807/
Opowa803/
Obova801/
Hobowacz771/
Gobova73204/
Abouwa7367/
Oppowa7335/
Hobova7334/
Obobah7328/
Obowho7327/
Abowat7325/
Obuowo7323/
Abowha7319/
Abowai7313/
Obowei7310/
Aboway738/
Hoboba735/
Obuoba734/
Abowad734/
Eboiwa733/
Habowa733/
Obouba732/
Obohwo732/
Ebouwa731/
Abowah731/
Aboowa731/
Gobawa731/
Oboiwo731/
Obovai731/
Obawua731/
Obauwa731/
Oubawa731/
Goibova679,639/
Abow67787/
Habouwa6714/
Obob6713/
Gabouwa6712/
Ubow6710/
Abouwah677/
Houbova677/
Obov675/
Hoybova674/
Obab673/
Abouway672/
Obof672/
Goubawa672/
Abouwai671/
Obaw671/
Ovow671/
Houbawa671/
Goboova671/
Abochwa671/
Obav671/
Abouswa671/
Obuobea671/
Abowaad671/
Obeuwau671/
Obaf671/
Obuobah671/
Oubouba671/
Goubouw671/

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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 Obowa
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