Obwaga Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Obwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 92 | 1:424,340 | 25,938 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Obwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obwaga is found most in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwaga? popularity and diffusion
Obwaga is the 1,931,261st most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwaga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 424,340. In Uganda Obwaga is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 90 percent are found, Arua District, where 1 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwagah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obwangha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obwago | 83 | 290 | / |
| Obwoga | 83 | 18 | / |
| Obwagi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ebwaga | 83 | 13 | / |
| Obwage | 83 | 9 | / |
| Abwanga | 77 | 15 | / |
| Obwango | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ubwanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obuagha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwonga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obuanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwan'gi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obwoge | 67 | 2,868 | / |
| Obwogi | 67 | 954 | / |
| Abwoga | 67 | 805 | / |
| Obwogo | 67 | 298 | / |
| Abwage | 67 | 129 | / |
| Obbagy | 67 | 80 | / |
| Ebwoga | 67 | 31 | / |
| Abbaga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abuaga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obuoga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obwego | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubbaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubuaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbage | 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 Obwaga
- 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