Obwanga Surname
Approximately 949 people bear this surname
Obwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 499 | 1:92,545 | 8,278 |
| Uganda | 359 | 1:108,745 | 10,656 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obwanga (29) may also be a first name.
Obwanga Demographics
Obwanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwanga is most common in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obwanga is the 376,758th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obwanga is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name globally, borne by 29 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 92,545. In Kenya Obwanga is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 36 percent are found, Migori County, where 33 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.
Obwanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Obwanga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwangha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ebwanga | 86 | 264 | / |
| Obwangi | 86 | 180 | / |
| Abwanga | 86 | 15 | / |
| Obwango | 86 | 9 | / |
| Obwonga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obuanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ubwanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obwang'i | 80 | 103 | / |
| Obwong'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabwanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ebhwanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obwan'gi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obwangit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abwango | 71 | 646 | / |
| Abwangi | 71 | 183 | / |
| Abuanga | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ebuanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Epwanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obbangi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Opuanga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Opwonga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obwongo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abbanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ubuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abbangga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abwanget | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuanege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwonnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habbangha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abwongo | 57 | 518 | / |
| Ubbangi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ebwongo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Abbango | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abbange | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abvenga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abbangi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avwange | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abuange | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ubuangge | 53 | 1 | / |
| Uvwangho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abwongot | 53 | 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 Obwanga
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