Obunde Surname

346,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obunde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6581:70,1826,657
Tanzania3171:167,00814,768
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obunde (21) may also be a first name.

Obunde Last Name Facts

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

Obunde is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obunde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obunde is the 346,411th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 6,901,085 people. The last name Obunde occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obunde are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.

The surname Obunde is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 70,182. In Kenya Obunde is most numerous in: Busia County, where 27 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Obunde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Obunde surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obundei921/
Obundeh921/
Osbunder860/
Ebunde83903/
Abunde83732/
Obunda8364/
Ubunde8335/
Obonde8314/
Obundi836/
Ovunde833/
Owunde831/
Abundez773,577/
Abundes771,583/
Avounde7762/
Awounde775/
Abeunde775/
Abuunde774/
Abgunde773/
Abundea771/
Ovounde771/
Oswunde771/
Abundei771/
Abunder771/
Habunde771/
Owounde771/
Abundej771/
Obounda771/
Aboundeh71122/
Habgunde7134/
Abounder714/
Aboundje712/
Awoundje711/
Habundez711/
Houwonde711/
Abgundee711/
Abunda674,252/
Obondi671,754/
Abundi671,080/
Ovunda67508/
Abonde67212/
Awunde67128/
Awonde67114/
Abundy67104/
Owunda6715/
Obonda6713/
Owundi678/
Obondy676/
Ubundi674/
Owonde673/
Ovonde672/
Ubonde672/

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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 Obunde
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