Obwengi Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obwengi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwengi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya921:501,95525,569
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obwengi Demographics

Obwengi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obwengi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obwengi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwengi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obwengi is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwengi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 501,955. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 92 percent are found, Kisii County, where 4 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found.

Obwengi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Obwengi last name 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
Obwenzi8621/
Obwenga862/
Obwenge861/
Obwensi861/
Ovbengie801/
Abwenzi7111/
Abbengi717/
Abwenge714/
Obuenzi713/
Obuenga713/
Abwenga711/
Abwenghe671/
Ovbenghe671/
Abwenje57120/
Abuenga574/
Abouenzi532/
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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 Obwengi
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