Obwori Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Obwori Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 443 | 1:104,244 | 9,043 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Obwori (17) may also be a first name.
Obwori Demographics
Obwori Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obwori Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwori Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obwori is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwori? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obwori is the 620,716th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwori are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 17 people.
The surname Obwori is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 104,244. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Busia County, where 37 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 16 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Obwori Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Obwori last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwora | 83 | 288 | / |
| Obweri | 83 | 133 | / |
| Abwori | 83 | 118 | / |
| Ovwori | 83 | 58 | / |
| Opwori | 83 | 6 | / |
| Obwari | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obwory | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obuori | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obwore | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abwoori | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obwoire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obvouri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opwora | 67 | 648 | / |
| Obware | 67 | 205 | / |
| Obuora | 67 | 58 | / |
| Abbori | 67 | 38 | / |
| Apwori | 67 | 31 | / |
| Abwora | 67 | 24 | / |
| Obwara | 67 | 18 | / |
| Obwere | 67 | 17 | / |
| Avbori | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obuore | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ebweri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Opuori | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obburi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Opwore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abwari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opwari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuory | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwari | 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 Obwori
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