Obuyekha Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obuyekha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuyekha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Obuyekha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obuyekha is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuyekha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obuyekha is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Obuyekha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obuyekha are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Obuyekha is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 44 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 44 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 11 percent are found.

Obuyekha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuyekhah941/
Obuyeka931/
Oboyekhai821/
Abuyeka80701/
Obuyoka8050/
Obuyaka804/
Obiyeka803/
Ebayekha751/
Ouboukha751/
Obouka71374/
Obueke71110/
Owueka7164/
Obeidkhah7124/
Obaeka7121/
Obeika717/
Obieka716/
Obeaka715/
Abueka711/
Eubayekha711/
Hobeika674,614/
Obiekea67254/
Oboukas679/
Obuekee679/
Aboukha677/
Oubouka676/
Obuojha674/
Oboukho674/
Oboucka674/
Obiyaka672/
Obiekeh672/
Abuyeke671/
Avuyeka671/
Hobieka671/
Obayoka671/
Obayeja671/
Obayaka671/
Obiecha671/
Obeiska671/
Obaecha671/

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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
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  • 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 Obuyekha
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