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

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Obunyu Last Name Facts

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

Obunyu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obunyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obunyu is the 2,530,696th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obunyu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya Obunyu is most prevalent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 94 percent are found, Baringo County, where 2 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent are found.

Obunyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily 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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