Obweri Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obweri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1331:347,21720,627

Obweri Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Obweri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obweri is the 1,551,568th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obweri are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 347,217. In Kenya Obweri is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 96 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 1 percent are found and Migori County, where 1 percent are found.

Obweri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obwori83495/
Obwere8317/
Obwera836/
Obwiri835/
Ebweri835/
Obwari833/
Obberoi776/
Obuheri772/
Habweri771/
Gobwere771/
Obware67205/
Abwori67118/
Obwire6735/
Abwere6724/
Obwira678/
Opwori676/
Ebueri673/
Obwory672/
Abwari672/
Abwiri671/
Ovbere671/
Opwari671/
Obwary671/
Abwera671/
Obwore671/
Obbiri671/
Ebwari671/
Abueri671/
Ubberi671/
Abwery671/

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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 Obweri
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