Obwini Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obwini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwini Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda981:398,36024,962
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obwini Demographics

Obwini Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obwini Last Name Facts

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

Obwini is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obwini.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwini? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,305,105th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwini live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 398,360. In Uganda Obwini is mostly found in: Busia District, where 27 percent are found, Tororo District, where 14 percent are found and Namayingo District, where 12 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 43 percent are found.

Obwini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Obwini 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
Obwinyi926/
Abwini8342/
Obweni8310/
Obwine836/
Obwiny832/
Obuini832/
Abwaini77727/
Abweini776/
Abwinyi771/
Abwine6714/
Abuini679/
Obueni678/
Obvine671/
Opuini671/
Obbine671/
Abwiny671/
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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 Obwini
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