Obukwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Obukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Obukwa Demographics
Obukwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obukwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Obukwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obukwa live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 67 percent live, Migori County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
Obukwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Obukwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abukwa | 83 | 256 | / |
| Obukwi | 83 | 131 | / |
| Ovukwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Obukwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obukwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ebukwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obukua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ubukwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obukwho | 77 | 26 | / |
| Obukwii | 77 | 15 | / |
| Obukhwo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obiekwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ebukwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obungwah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Obuchkwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obukui | 67 | 680 | / |
| Obugwo | 67 | 74 | / |
| Obokwe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Abukua | 67 | 56 | / |
| Abokwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Abukwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obogwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Abukwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obugwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haboukwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obokwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abugwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obukwa
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