Obunya Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Obunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obunya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obunya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Obunya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obunya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Obunya is most frequent in: Kumi District, where 32 percent reside, Amuria District, where 25 percent reside and Gulu District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obuinya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abunya | 83 | 494 | / |
| Obonya | 83 | 87 | / |
| Ovunya | 83 | 23 | / |
| Owunya | 83 | 10 | / |
| Obunha | 83 | 5 | / |
| Obunyo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obunia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gabunya | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ubhunya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Onpunya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abunyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abujnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obunjai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awounya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abounya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obonaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abunyaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obonyo | 67 | 25,711 | / |
| Abunyo | 67 | 139 | / |
| Abonya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Abunia | 67 | 26 | / |
| Avunya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ovonya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Obonia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Abunha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awunya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owunha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abugna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obunya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis