Obwala Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Obwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 221 | 1:176,648 | 14,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Obwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwala occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,101,507th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Obwala is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 176,648. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Alebtong District, where 79 percent live, Lira District, where 9 percent live and Amolatar District, where 3 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwalla | 92 | 7 | / |
| Obwalat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obwola | 83 | 287 | / |
| Obwale | 83 | 162 | / |
| Obuala | 83 | 101 | / |
| Abwala | 83 | 75 | / |
| Obvala | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ebwala | 83 | 11 | / |
| Obwalo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Obbala | 83 | 4 | / |
| Opwala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwalet | 77 | 21 | / |
| Obwalit | 77 | 16 | / |
| Abwalla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ebwalla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abwaela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oobbala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobuala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwaale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwolla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwalaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwaller | 71 | 331 | / |
| Abwalaas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abwalasd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwalait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowvalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwola | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Obwolo | 67 | 526 | / |
| Ubbala | 67 | 345 | / |
| Obuola | 67 | 291 | / |
| Abwalo | 67 | 275 | / |
| Abuala | 67 | 140 | / |
| Ebwela | 67 | 55 | / |
| Abbala | 67 | 46 | / |
| Obuali | 67 | 41 | / |
| Opuala | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ebwola | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ebwalo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Obuela | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abwali | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ovuala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obwoli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofuala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubuala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obwole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovbale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovvala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofwalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebuala | 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 Obwala
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