Obwaku Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obwaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwaku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obwaku Demographics

Obwaku Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obwaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obwaku is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Obwaku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwaku reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 283,312. In Kenya Obwaku is primarily found in: Busia County, where 99 percent live and Kericho County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Obwaku Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obwakou929/
Obuaku83162/
Abwaku83140/
Ebwaku8330/
Ubwaku834/
Abwaiku771/
Abuaku67355/
Opuaku6715/
Apwaku679/
Ebwoku677/
Ovuaku676/
Ebueku50163/
Epwoku5023/
Ubuoku5019/
Abueku509/
Ebwocu502/
Avvaku502/
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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 Obwaku
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