Obunaka Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obunaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Obunaka 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
Kenya1851:249,62117,012
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obunaka Demographics

Obunaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obunaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obunaka is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obunaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,202,518th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Obunaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obunaka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 5 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya Obunaka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Obunaka Last Name Statistics demography

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

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
Abunaka8660/
Obuneka861/
Ebounaka8022/
Obunaike804/
Abounakai7515/
Obunoko7114/
Obonako711/
Abungaki671/
Abounakou631/
Abunakher631/
Abougnakou591/
Abeunakoss591/
Ubunoke5745/
Abungoko5355/
Abonakih5314/
Abungoke531/
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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 Obunaka
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