Obworo Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obworo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obworo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2351:196,51014,435
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obworo Last Name Facts

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

Obworo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obworo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obworo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,009,375th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Obworo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obworo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 196,510. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 47 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 46 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 4 percent reside. Besides Kenya Obworo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Obworo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Obworo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obwora83288/
Ovworo8369/
Obuoro8318/
Obwaro836/
Abworo832/
Obwero831/
Ebworo831/
Oubboro771/
Obouhoro711/
Opwora67648/
Abuoro67308/
Opuoro67146/
Obuero6789/
Obuora6758/
Ebwora6727/
Abwora6724/
Obwara6718/
Obwera676/
Obuaro675/
Abwaro673/
Opwaro671/
Ubuoro671/
Apworo671/
Abwero671/
Obbora671/
Obbaro671/
Obvero670/

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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
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  • 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 Obworo
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