Obwoya Surname
Approximately 4,134 people bear this surname
Obwoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Uganda | 1,879 | 1:20,777 | 3,051 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obwoya (21) may also be a first name.
Obwoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obwoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obwoya is found in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obwoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obwoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 112,144th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,762,832 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obwoya reside; 54 percent reside in North Africa and 54 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Obwoya is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name globally, held by 21 people.
Obwoya is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is borne by 2,240 people, or 1 in 16,746. Barring Sudan Obwoya occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 45 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obwaya | 83 | 6,012 | / |
| Obwoyo | 83 | 19 | / |
| Opwoya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Abwoya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obwoye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwoja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obboya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obwoeye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obwehya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Habwoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obboy | 73 | 14 | / |
| Obwoi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Obwau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abwoyo | 67 | 1,235 | / |
| Obuoja | 67 | 191 | / |
| Obuoyo | 67 | 154 | / |
| Obwayo | 67 | 89 | / |
| Obuaya | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gobway | 67 | 39 | / |
| Abwoye | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ebwaya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obboye | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obbeya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ebwoyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abwoyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abwaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obwaia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Apwoya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Opwoyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obbuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvwoya | 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 Obwoya
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