Obwiri Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwiri 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
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obwiri Last Name Facts

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

Obwiri is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Obwiri is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwiri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Obwiri is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya Obwiri occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

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
Obweri83133/
Obwire8335/
Obwira838/
Obbiri831/
Abwiri831/
Obwoire771/
Abwire67514/
Obwere6717/
Obwera676/
Ebweri675/
Abuiri672/
Abbiri672/
Ubbiri671/
Opuiri671/
Obuire671/
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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 Obwiri
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