Obwin Surname
Approximately 531 people bear this surname
Obwin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 387 | 1:100,877 | 10,126 |
| Kenya | 144 | 1:320,694 | 19,794 |
Obwin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obwin is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwin? popularity and diffusion
Obwin is the 588,441st most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwin live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Obwin is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 100,877. In Uganda Obwin is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 32 percent are found, Busia District, where 26 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent are found.
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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 Obwin
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