Obungu Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8221:56,1805,585
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Obungu (164) may also be a first name.

Obungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obungu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obungu is the 401,066th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,319,116 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obungu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obungu is also the 715,247th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 164 people.

The last name Obungu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 822 people, or 1 in 56,180. In Kenya Obungu is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 22 percent live, Kisii County, where 18 percent live and Nyamira County, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Obungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Obungu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Obungu are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Obungu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obugu91169/
Obunu91102/
Oboungou862/
Abungu831,266/
Obongu83458/
Ovungu83289/
Ebungu83168/
Obaugu835/
Ubungu835/
Gobugu834/
Obugou832/
Ojbugu831/
Owungu831/
Obounou771,914/
Obougou77614/
Avoungu774/
Abunghu771/
Gubungu771/
Habungu771/
Abung'u771/
Ouboungous751/
Abugu7312,350/
Obogu73209/
Abunu73174/
Ovunu732/
Avoungou71208/
Eboungou7167/
Aboungou7153/
Oubounou7122/
Owoungou719/
Oubougou716/
O'Bounou711/
Gabunngu711/
Goubougou671,033/
Abugau67571/
Abongu67204/
Avungu67170/
Abunuh67122/
Abhunu6799/
Abounu6754/
Awongu6753/
Uvungu6749/
Ubongu6735/
Ovughu6727/
Avongu6714/
Abugou676/
Abuugu673/
Abughu673/
Abuguu673/
Abugus673/
Ompugu673/
Abougu672/
Abunnu671/
Aubugu671/
Abgunu671/
Ohbogu671/
Aboungous671/
Obugoe671/
Abuhgu671/
Abunus671/

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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 Obungu
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