Obukulem Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obukulem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obukulem 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
Uganda2451:159,34413,854
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Obukulem Last Name Facts

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

Obukulem occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obukulem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obukulem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obukulem is the 1,025,894th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obukulem reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 159,344. In Uganda Obukulem is primarily found in: Bukedea District, where 38 percent are found, Amuria District, where 26 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 22 percent are found. Other than Uganda Obukulem exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

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
Obukulemu941/
Abukulem887/
Ubukulom753/
Ubuk-Ulom713/
Abuklam6715/
Abu Kaleem672/
Ubkulom671/

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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 Obukulem
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