Obwola Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Obwola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 285 | 1:136,980 | 12,468 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Obwola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwola has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obwola.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwola? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obwola is the 921,780th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The last name Obwola is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwola are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 136,980. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Pader District, where 44 percent reside, Agago District, where 26 percent reside and Alebtong District, where 12 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwolla | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abwola | 83 | 1,390 | / |
| Obwolo | 83 | 526 | / |
| Obuola | 83 | 291 | / |
| Obwala | 83 | 222 | / |
| Ebwola | 83 | 26 | / |
| Obwoli | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obwela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwole | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opwola | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abwolla | 77 | 9 | / |
| Obwalla | 77 | 7 | / |
| Obwoolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwoola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwollo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwalat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obuollah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abwoli | 67 | 429 | / |
| Obwale | 67 | 162 | / |
| Opwolo | 67 | 147 | / |
| Obuala | 67 | 101 | / |
| Obuole | 67 | 84 | / |
| Obuolo | 67 | 78 | / |
| Abwala | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ebwela | 67 | 55 | / |
| Abbola | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ebuola | 67 | 30 | / |
| Abwolo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Obvala | 67 | 17 | / |
| Obuela | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ebwala | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abwole | 67 | 10 | / |
| Opuola | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obwalo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ebwolo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obbala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abuola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obbole | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obbula | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obboli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwulo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwole | 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 Obwola
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