Obwao Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Obwao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
Obwao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obwao is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwao? popularity and diffusion
Obwao is the 3,602,217th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Obwao is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwao live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Obwao is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Obwao is mostly found in: Katakwi District, where 63 percent are found and Soroti District, where 38 percent are found. Barring Uganda Obwao exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 47 percent are found.
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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 Obwao
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