Obwato Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obwato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwato 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
Uganda591:661,68333,952
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160

Obwato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obwato occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwato? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwato live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Obwato is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 661,683. In Uganda Obwato is mostly found in: Kumi District, where 41 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 29 percent reside and Bukedea District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Obwato occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent reside.

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
Obwatho9211/
Obwaato921/
Obwoto83123/
Abwato838/
Obwata834/
Abuato67513/
Opwata67329/
Abbato67119/
Abwoto6766/
Abwata6719/
Obwota678/
Ovwoto671/
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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 Obwato
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