Obwang Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Obwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Obwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obwang is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obwang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwang? popularity and diffusion
Obwang is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Obwang occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwang are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Obwang is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda Obwang is mostly concentrated in: Kumi District, where 95 percent are found and Abim District, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abwang | 83 | 513 | / |
| Obwong | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ebwang | 83 | 15 | / |
| Obwane | 83 | 11 | / |
| Hobwane | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gabwang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gofwang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obwon | 73 | 253 | / |
| Opwan | 73 | 35 | / |
| Obuan | 73 | 35 | / |
| Abwan | 73 | 24 | / |
| Obban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abbang | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Obuong | 67 | 390 | / |
| Hobban | 67 | 197 | / |
| Abuang | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ebuang | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hovban | 67 | 22 | / |
| Habwan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ubbang | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abwong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abwuan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abwaan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ebwong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obwoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Buan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otbuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obvaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuane | 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 Obwang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis