Obuni Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Obuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2261:172,74014,602
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Obuni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obuni is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuni? popularity and diffusion

Obuni is the 975,866th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name Obuni occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obuni reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Obuni is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 172,740. In Uganda Obuni is primarily found in: Adjumani District, where 32 percent live, Arua District, where 26 percent live and Moyo District, where 26 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obunai9116/
Obungi9111/
Obueni918/
Obunyi913/
Obunie911/
Obungai8342/
Oubouni8310/
Abuni801,994/
Obuna80821/
Obune80684/
Owuni80181/
Ebuni8053/
Ubuni8043/
Obuny8012/
Ovuni803/
Ohbuenyi772/
Abunie732,757/
Obonai73867/
Abujni73854/
Obunge73274/
Gabuni73272/
Abunei73248/
Abunio73213/
Obuene73198/
Abouni73175/
Obunne7398/
Obouna7377/
Abueni7364/
Obunna7363/
Ovouni7357/
Abungi7348/
Atbuni7333/
Abugni7327/
Abunyi7321/
Ubungi7313/
Awouni7313/
Abunai7312/
Abunis739/
Habuni739/
Abuini739/
Ebunni739/
Owunyi737/
Obunha735/
Abauni734/
Abumni734/
Owunai733/
Obunyo733/
Owouni732/
Abunni732/
Oboune732/
Govuni731/
Ebunei731/
Obunaa731/
Obeune731/
Oboniy731/
Ovungi731/
Owunoi731/
Obooni731/
Obugne731/
Obunes731/
Gubuni731/
Ebunui731/
Gowuni731/
Abuniz731/
Ebouni731/
Habouni67235/
Abunhai67122/
Abounai6753/
Hasbuni6730/
Ebuenyi6730/
Gouvuni6720/
Abunaip6710/
Hobouna679/
Abunaia677/
Abounit676/
Osboune676/
Gabouni676/
Asbouni676/
Hawouni675/
Houboni675/
Ebouhni674/
Aboutni674/
Abuneis673/
Abuneiz672/
Ampouni672/
Abungni672/
Gabunyi672/
Gobiniy671/
Owuinyi671/
Obgunne671/
Abounyi671/
Obunaya671/
Oibonyi671/
Abounei671/
Abounis671/
Abougni671/
Abuenie671/
Abunois671/
Avougni671/
Avounhi671/
Awounis671/
Awouniy671/
Obunoha671/
Abungai671/
Eubunio671/
Habuniz671/
Hoboune670/
Obouner670/

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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 Obuni
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