Obwon Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwon 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
Uganda2511:155,53513,634
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Obwon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obwon is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwon live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Obwon is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 155,535. In Uganda Obwon is primarily concentrated in: Abim District, where 57 percent live, Alebtong District, where 29 percent live and Otuke District, where 3 percent live. Other than Uganda Obwon occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 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
Obwoon912/
Abwon80396/
Obuon80257/
Obbon801/
Ovbon801/
Obuong73390/
Abwone7343/
Obwang7325/
Obboon7317/
Abwong7314/
Obwane7311/
Obwuin731/
Opwong731/
Obuone731/
Hobbon731/
Hobwane6712/
Abwoine6712/
Ojbevon673/
Abwosen671/
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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 Obwon
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