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
Obwora is most common in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obwora.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwora? popularity and diffusion
Obwora is the 919,444th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. Obwora occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwora reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 14 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 204,336. In Kenya it is most common in: Busia County, where 40 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 36 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Obwora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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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