Obwanda Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwanda Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1961:235,61216,480
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obwanda Demographics

Obwanda Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obwanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obwanda occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwanda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,159,732nd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwanda reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Obwanda is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 235,612. In Kenya Obwanda is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 48 percent reside, Siaya County, where 33 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Obwanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Obwanda surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abwanda8643/
Ebwanda8621/
Obbanda863/
Opwanda862/
Obuanda861/
Obwando861/
Obwander8010/
Abwandi715/
Obuandi714/
Obbonda713/
Ebuanda711/
Abwonda711/
Obwondi711/
Apwanda711/
Obwonde711/
Obbande711/
Abbanda711/
Habwandi6735/
Abwander6721/
Hepwanda678/
Abuhanda674/
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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 Obwanda
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