Obwocha Surname

165,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obwocha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwocha 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
Kenya2,6131:17,6732,106
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Obwocha (503) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obwocha Demographics

Obwocha Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 49 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obwocha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obwocha is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwocha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 165,459th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,783,631 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwocha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Obwocha is also the 377,962nd most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 503 people.

The surname Obwocha is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,613 people, or 1 in 17,673. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 40 percent live, Nyamira County, where 34 percent live and Nairobi County, where 7 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Obwocha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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
Obwochah931/
Obwoca926/
Obwacha861/
Abwocha861/
Obwaca771/
Obwoja771/
Opwoche717/
Obuojha714/
Obwuche711/
Obwojja711/
Obwokho711/
Obwoycoo671/
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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 Obwocha
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