Obulinji Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obulinji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obulinji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1361:339,55820,421
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obulinji Last Name Facts

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

Obulinji is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obulinji? popularity and diffusion

Obulinji is the 1,518,885th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obulinji are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Obulinji is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya Obulinji is most common in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent are found and Embu County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Obulinji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Obulinji surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Obulinji
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