Obware Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1861:248,27916,968
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799

Obware (11) may also be a first name.

Obware Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obware is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obware? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,163,787th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obware reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obware is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 11 people.

Obware is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 248,279. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 48 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 41 percent live and Kisumu County, where 5 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Sudan, where 4 percent live.

Obware Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obwaare922/
Obwar91233/
Obwire8335/
Abware8321/
Obwara8318/
Obwere8317/
Ebware837/
Obwari833/
Obuare832/
Opware831/
Obwore831/
Ovbare831/
Obwary831/
Abwares772/
Abwaree771/
Obwoire771/
Hobbare770/
Obwor73576/
Abwar7367/
Obuar7352/
Opwar736/
Obbar732/
Obwoyere7183/
Abwareth711/
Abwire67514/
Obwori67495/
Obwora67288/
Obweri67133/
Abbare6790/
Apware6731/
Abwere6724/
Ebuare6719/
Abuare6710/
Avbare679/
Obuore676/
Abwara675/
Opwara673/
Opwore672/
Obwory672/
Abwari672/
Ubwara671/
Hobbar671/
Gobwor671/
Ubuare671/
Ebwari671/
Opwari671/
Obwgor671/
Abwore671/

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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 Obware
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