Obwalinga Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Obwalinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 411 | 1:94,986 | 9,701 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Obwalinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwalinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obwalinga is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwalinga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 711,133rd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwalinga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Obwalinga is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 94,986. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Katakwi District, where 89 percent reside, Amuria District, where 2 percent reside and Ngora District, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Obwalinga
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