Obwaya Surname
Approximately 6,012 people bear this surname
Obwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 4,480 | 1:8,373 | 1,185 |
| Kenya | 1,525 | 1:30,282 | 3,331 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obwaya (389) may also be a first name.
Obwaya Demographics
Obwaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obwaya has its highest incidence in Sudan. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwaya? popularity and diffusion
Obwaya is the 80,914th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,212,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwaya are found; 75 percent are found in North Africa and 75 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 439,102nd most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 389 people.
The last name Obwaya is most widely held in Sudan, where it is held by 4,480 people, or 1 in 8,373. Outside of Sudan Obwaya exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Obwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obwoya | 83 | 4,134 | / |
| Obwayo | 83 | 89 | / |
| Obuaya | 83 | 43 | / |
| Gobway | 83 | 39 | / |
| Ebwaya | 83 | 27 | / |
| Abwaya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obwaia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Opwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obbaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ubwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwehya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obbay | 73 | 11 | / |
| Abway | 73 | 10 | / |
| Abwaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Opwaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obwau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abbaya | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ebuaya | 67 | 48 | / |
| Abwayi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Abuaya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Obwoyo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Obbeya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Opwoya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abwayo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obbaia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gabway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebwayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abwoya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obbaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opuaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eubwaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gobuay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obboya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwayu | 67 | 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 Obwaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis