Obuwa Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Obuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
Obuwa (12) may also be a first name.
Obuwa Demographics
Obuwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obuwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Obuwa live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obuwa is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Obuwa is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 74 percent are found, Benue, where 16 percent are found and Abia, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Obuwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obuwea | 91 | 2 | / |
| Obguwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obuwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gobuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obuswa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obouwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obuwha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obauwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obuwaya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obouywa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obuba | 80 | 2,128 | / |
| Abuwa | 80 | 1,087 | / |
| Ebuwa | 80 | 590 | / |
| Obuwe | 80 | 95 | / |
| Obuwo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ubuwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Abouwa | 73 | 67 | / |
| Obuwho | 73 | 16 | / |
| Obubah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Habuwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Obiewa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Abauwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Obowai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gubuwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Abuwaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abuwoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abuwah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abuswa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abuewa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abuwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abhuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obouba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obuwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hubuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obueva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abuhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuvas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obhuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ebouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwou | 67 | 97 | / |
| Abusway | 67 | 43 | / |
| Habouwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abuswai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gabouwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abouwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obauwou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abouway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abuwass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeuwho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuwaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oybueva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eubuwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubouba | 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 Obuwa
- 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