Obwah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Obwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Obwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwah is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obwah.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obwah is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwah are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Obwah is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Obwah is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 80 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Obwah occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwa | 89 | 358 | / |
| Ovwah | 80 | 153 | / |
| Abwah | 80 | 33 | / |
| Obwas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Obwau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obwha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owvah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hobwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobway | 73 | 39 | / |
| Gabwah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hopwah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obbaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obuaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Habwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obwuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obwais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obua | 67 | 9,955 | / |
| Ebwa | 67 | 4,514 | / |
| Abwa | 67 | 2,204 | / |
| Ubwa | 67 | 2,035 | / |
| Obba | 67 | 276 | / |
| Opwa | 67 | 137 | / |
| Obwo | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ovwa | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ovba | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ofwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oubbaih | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oubbaha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oheebwa | 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 Obwah
- 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