Obuchele Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obuchele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuchele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Obuchele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obuchele is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuchele? popularity and diffusion

Obuchele is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Obuchele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obuchele reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Obuchele is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 25 percent live, Kiambu County, where 25 percent live and Turkana County, where 25 percent live.

Obuchele Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuchel932/
Ovuchele881/
Abuchele881/
Obuchela881/
Obusele8071/
Abucele8010/
Obuzele803/
Obujele801/
Obukele801/
Abucheli756/
Abushele753/
Obokhele751/
Abuchelih714/
Gabuhcele711/
Abouchale711/
Obujel711/
Obiechile711/
Obuseli67160/
Obosele679/
Abujele676/
Abusheleih674/
Abugele671/
Awocele671/
Abushel671/
Obokele671/

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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 Obuchele
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