Opwaka Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Opwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Opwaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1831:252,34917,139
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Opwaka Demographics

Opwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Opwaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opwaka is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Opwaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Opwaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opwaka is the 1,239,697th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opwaka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Opwaka is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 87 percent live, Bungoma County, where 5 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Opwaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opwakai921/
Obwaka83375/
Apwaka8311/
Opwoka837/
Opwaki831/
Epwaka831/
Opwokai771/
Apwakai771/
Apwoka67304/
Abwaka67170/
Opwoko67149/
Apuaka6749/
Obuaka6730/
Ebwaka675/
Avwaka673/
Obwako673/
Apwako672/
Obwoka671/
Obwaca671/
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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 Opwaka
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