Obwaka Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Obwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 345 | 1:133,855 | 10,969 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Obwaka Demographics
Obwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwaka is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 761,666th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname Obwaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obwaka live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Obwaka is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 133,855. In Kenya Obwaka is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 47 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 21 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 16 percent are found. Other than Kenya Obwaka occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Obwaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opwaka | 83 | 187 | / |
| Abwaka | 83 | 170 | / |
| Obuaka | 83 | 30 | / |
| Ebwaka | 83 | 5 | / |
| Obwako | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obwoka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwaca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abwakat | 77 | 50 | / |
| Obwakou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ebwakai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obuhaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opwakai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abweaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwaika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebhwaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obuako | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obuoka | 67 | 13 | / |
| Apwaka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abwoka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abuaka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ebuaka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opwoka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obwoca | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abweka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avwaka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obwoki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opwaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obboka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epwaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubuaka | 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 Obwaka
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