Okobwa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Okobwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Okobwa Demographics
Okobwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Okobwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okobwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okobwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okobwa? popularity and diffusion
Okobwa is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okobwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 82 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 9 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Kenya Okobwa exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 39 percent are found.
Okobwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Okobwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okobwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akobwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Okabwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okubwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okobua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekobwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okgubwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okhabwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akoubwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okubwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gakoobwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akebwa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ekebwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Okavwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okabua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akobba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okofua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akabwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akubwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okobue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukovwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okabwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okabba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okobbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okebua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okobuo | 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 Okobwa
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