Obwong Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obwong 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
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obwong Demographics

Obwong Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obwong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obwong is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obwong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obwong is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwong are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,199,043. In Kenya Obwong is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 43 percent live, Busia County, where 19 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 19 percent live. Apart from Kenya Obwong is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Obwong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Obwong 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
Obuong83390/
Obwang8325/
Abwong8314/
Ebwong832/
Opwong831/
Obbong831/
Abwang67513/
Ubbong6734/
Abbong6721/
Ebwang6715/
Abuong672/
Apwong671/
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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 Obwong
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