Obwire Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Obwire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Obwire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obwire is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwire? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obwire is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwire are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kumi District, where 40 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 23 percent are found and Ngora District, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwoire | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abwire | 83 | 514 | / |
| Obware | 83 | 205 | / |
| Obwere | 83 | 17 | / |
| Obwira | 83 | 8 | / |
| Obwiri | 83 | 5 | / |
| Obuire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gabwire | 77 | 47 | / |
| Obviere | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obwaare | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gubwire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobwere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwoyere | 71 | 83 | / |
| Obweri | 67 | 133 | / |
| Abwere | 67 | 24 | / |
| Abware | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abbire | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obwera | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ovbere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opware | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abweir | 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 Obwire
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