Obwamu Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Obwamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 389 | 1:118,714 | 9,960 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Obwamu (78) may also be a first name.
Obwamu Demographics
Obwamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obwamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obwamu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obwamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 738,530th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name Obwamu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwamu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Obwamu is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 78 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 118,714. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Obwamu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebwamu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Obuamu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Abwamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ovwamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ebwamuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abuamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ebwomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuamud | 62 | 4 | / |
| Abbamuu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oubbahammou | 59 | 4 | / |
| Abuhamoud | 53 | 12 | / |
| Abouhamou | 53 | 4 | / |
| Abbahamou | 53 | 3 | / |
| Abuhammoud | 50 | 9 | / |
| Abouhammou | 50 | 4 | / |
| Abuhammaud | 50 | 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 Obwamu
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