Obwogo Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obwogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwogo 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
Kenya2881:160,34712,577
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obwogo (68) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obwogo Demographics

Obwogo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obwogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obwogo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwogo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 897,852nd most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwogo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 68 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 160,347. In Kenya Obwogo is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 89 percent reside, Busia County, where 3 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Obwogo occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Obwogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Obwogo surname 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
Obwago83290/
Obuogo83153/
Obwoga8318/
Obwego832/
Abwogo831/
Abwongo77518/
Obwango779/
Obwonga771/
Obwong'a711/
Abwoga67805/
Obwaga6793/
Ebwoga6731/
Abuogo6730/
Obuoga672/
Obuago671/
Abwago671/
Obuego671/
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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 Obwogo
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