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
Obwaya is found in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obwaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 80,914th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,212,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwaya live; 75 percent live in North Africa and 75 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Obwaya is also the 439,102nd most common given name on earth It is held by 389 people.
Obwaya is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is carried by 4,480 people, or 1 in 8,373. Excluding Sudan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Obwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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