Obwolo Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Obwolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 505 | 1:77,306 | 8,379 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obwolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obwolo is most common in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwolo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 592,650th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obwolo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 505 people, or 1 in 77,306. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Amuru District, where 18 percent reside, Amuria District, where 18 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwoolo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obwollo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obwola | 83 | 287 | / |
| Opwolo | 83 | 147 | / |
| Obuolo | 83 | 78 | / |
| Abwolo | 83 | 23 | / |
| Obwalo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ebwolo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obwulo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abwollo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Obuollo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obwolla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwoolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opwollo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abwola | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Obuola | 67 | 291 | / |
| Abwalo | 67 | 275 | / |
| Obwala | 67 | 222 | / |
| Ebwola | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ebwalo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Avwolo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abuolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abbolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opuolo | 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 Obwolo
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