Obukol Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obukol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obukol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya901:513,11025,838
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546

Obukol Last Name Facts

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

Obukol occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obukol? popularity and diffusion

Obukol is the 1,871,545th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. Obukol is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obukol are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Obukol is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 513,110. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Busia County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Obukol exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Obukol Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abukol83269/
Obukal8311/
Obokol838/
Abuskol771/
Abokol676/
Abukal672/
Obucal671/
Obokul671/
Abukul671/
Aboukal62355/
Abukale624/
Abukhal624/
Abukule623/
Obokhal621/
Abgukal621/
Aboukale5718/
Aboukahl575/
Abukhalh572/
Obhokhal571/
Aboukhal571/
Abukulova531/
Abucal50249/
Abokal503/
Abeukalova501/

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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 Obukol
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