Obwa Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Obwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 209 | 1:220,956 | 15,674 |
| Tanzania | 81 | 1:653,600 | 39,027 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Obwa (10) may also be a first name.
Obwa Demographics
Obwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 788,513th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. Obwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obwa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obwa is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 220,956. In Kenya Obwa is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 52 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 39 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.
Obwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Obwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwah | 89 | 7 | / |
| Obwas | 89 | 6 | / |
| Obwau | 89 | 3 | / |
| Obway | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obwai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obwua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obwha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hobwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gobway | 80 | 39 | / |
| Obwuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obwais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obua | 75 | 9,955 | / |
| Ebwa | 75 | 4,514 | / |
| Abwa | 75 | 2,204 | / |
| Ubwa | 75 | 2,035 | / |
| Obba | 75 | 276 | / |
| Opwa | 75 | 137 | / |
| Obwo | 75 | 79 | / |
| Ovba | 75 | 67 | / |
| Obwe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Oheebwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubba | 67 | 731 | / |
| Hobba | 67 | 373 | / |
| Ebwea | 67 | 203 | / |
| Abwai | 67 | 184 | / |
| Ovwah | 67 | 153 | / |
| Abwah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gobua | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hebwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hobua | 67 | 22 | / |
| Habwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aubwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hobwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obwoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abwat | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hubwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Opwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abwua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obbay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Opwat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obwoi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ebwau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abwaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obbai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opwaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ohbua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gobva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abwaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ébwéa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aabwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eebwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oibba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovwua | 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 Obwa
- 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