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
The last name Obwala has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,101,507th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. Obwala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwala are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 176,648. In Uganda it is most common in: Alebtong District, where 79 percent are found, Lira District, where 9 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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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