Obunyu Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obunyu 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
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Obunyu (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obunyu Demographics

Obunyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Obunyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obunyu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obunyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obunyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Obunyu is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya Obunyu is mostly concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 94 percent live, Baringo County, where 2 percent live and Bungoma County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Obunyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the 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
Owunyu8310/
Ubunyu836/
Obonyu833/
Abunyu831/
Owuynuyu713/
Obgunuju711/
Owonyu6754/
Abonyu6711/
Awunyu672/
Owunju671/
Awonyu671/
Goubounoiu631/
Avounhou5739/
Abougnau571/
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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 Obunyu
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