Obwale Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1611:242,48018,215
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Obwale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obwale occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwale reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Obwale is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 242,480. In Uganda Obwale is most frequent in: Katakwi District, where 63 percent are found, Kumi District, where 15 percent are found and Amuria District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Uganda Obwale occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obwalet9221/
Obwaale921/
Obwal9117/
Obwaller86331/
Obwala83222/
Gobwal832/
Abwale832/
Ovbale831/
Ubwale831/
Obwole831/
Ofwale831/
Ebwale831/
Obwele831/
Obwalt830/
Obwalit7716/
Abwalet778/
Obwalla777/
Hovbale771/
Obvales771/
Obwol73585/
Abwal7335/
Obual736/
Obval731/
Obwoyele712/
Abwalees711/
Ebwele67354/
Obwola67287/
Abbale67239/
Osbual67214/
Obuala67101/
Obuole6784/
Abwala6775/
Obuele6765/
Obuali6741/
Abvale6725/
Obvala6717/
Abwole6710/
Ubbale678/
Opwald677/
Ebuale676/
Abwali675/
Hobbal673/
Obbole673/
Abuale672/
Obwoli672/
Opwala671/
Abwallees671/
Obbali671/
Ubvale671/
Apwale671/
Opwole671/
Abwaly671/
Ubuale671/
Gabwal671/
Abwele671/
Ebwole671/

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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 Obwale
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis