Obwane Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Obwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Obwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obwane is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwane? popularity and diffusion
Obwane is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Obwane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwane live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 67 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobwane | 92 | 12 | / |
| Obwana | 83 | 2,218 | / |
| Obwani | 83 | 40 | / |
| Obwang | 83 | 25 | / |
| Obwine | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obuane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hobwana | 77 | 424 | / |
| Hobwani | 77 | 213 | / |
| Hobbane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obwaana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obwanna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obwanyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hobuane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abwange | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebwanea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwon | 73 | 253 | / |
| Opwan | 73 | 35 | / |
| Obuan | 73 | 35 | / |
| Abwan | 73 | 24 | / |
| Obban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houbbane | 71 | 583 | / |
| Obwan'gi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obwona | 67 | 2,540 | / |
| Abbane | 67 | 2,022 | / |
| Abwana | 67 | 921 | / |
| Ubuane | 67 | 480 | / |
| Obuene | 67 | 198 | / |
| Hobban | 67 | 197 | / |
| Obwoni | 67 | 58 | / |
| Obuana | 67 | 47 | / |
| Abwone | 67 | 43 | / |
| Abwani | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hovban | 67 | 22 | / |
| Habwan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Abwine | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ubwani | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abwuan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abwaan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obwony | 67 | 4 | / |
| Opuane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubwana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abuane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obwoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gobvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otbuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obvine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abvane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Buan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obvaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubouhane | 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 Obwane
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