Obwora Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Obwora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 226 | 1:204,336 | 14,774 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obwora (14) may also be a first name.
Obwora Demographics
Obwora Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obwora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obwora occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obwora.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwora? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obwora is the 919,444th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwora reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Obwora is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
The surname Obwora is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 204,336. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Busia County, where 40 percent live, Nairobi County, where 36 percent live and Kakamega County, where 22 percent live. Barring Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Obwora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Obwora last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opwora | 83 | 648 | / |
| Obwori | 83 | 495 | / |
| Obworo | 83 | 252 | / |
| Obuora | 83 | 58 | / |
| Ebwora | 83 | 27 | / |
| Abwora | 83 | 24 | / |
| Obwara | 83 | 18 | / |
| Obwera | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obwory | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obbora | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwore | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obuorah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Opworah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obvoura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habwora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obwoire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obware | 67 | 205 | / |
| Abwori | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ovworo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ovwori | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ovuora | 67 | 21 | / |
| Obuoro | 67 | 18 | / |
| Avwora | 67 | 14 | / |
| Apwora | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obwaro | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obuore | 67 | 6 | / |
| Epwora | 67 | 6 | / |
| Opwori | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abuora | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abwara | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obwari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obbara | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opwara | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obuori | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opwore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abbora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abworo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abwore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebworo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubwara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubuora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuory | 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 Obwora
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