Obwar Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Obwar 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
Kenya2231:207,08514,906
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obwar Demographics

Obwar Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obwar occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,067,497th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obwar live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Obwar is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 207,085. In Kenya Obwar is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 57 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 37 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Obwar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Obwar 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
Obware91205/
Obwaare832/
Obwor80576/
Abwar8067/
Obuar8052/
Opwar806/
Obbar802/
Abware7321/
Obuare732/
Obwgor731/
Obwore731/
Opware731/
Gobwor731/
Hobbar731/
Hopward671/
Abwathr671/
Obwoire671/
Hobbhar671/
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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 Obwar
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