Obukwa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Obukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obukwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obukwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obukwa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 67 percent live, Migori County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Obukwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Obukwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abukwa83256/
Obukwi83131/
Ovukwa8315/
Obukwe836/
Obukwo832/
Ebukwa831/
Obukua831/
Ubukwa831/
Obukwho7726/
Obukwii7715/
Obukhwo773/
Obiekwa772/
Ebukwau771/
Obungwa771/
Obungwah7111/
Obuchkwo711/
Obukui67680/
Obugwo6774/
Obokwe6760/
Abukua6756/
Abokwa6723/
Abukwi6719/
Obogwa6719/
Abukwe675/
Obugwe672/
Ebukua671/
Haboukwai671/
Obokwi671/
Ovukua671/
Ubokwa671/
Abugwa671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Obukwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis