El Obour Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Obour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Obour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

El Obour Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Obour occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Obour? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Obour live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 3,775,042. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Sana'a Governorate, where 57 percent are found, Dhale Governorate, where 14 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Yemen this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 11 percent are found and Syria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Abour8812/
El Habour822/
El Asbour821/
El Ahbour821/
El Ubur80183/
El Abur801/
El Gabor7525/
El Abeur754/
El-Abour752/
El Awour751/
El Abure751/
El Achbor71137/
El Abar6712/
El Abhar63440/
El Abeer63303/
El Habar63140/
El Abhor63128/
El Ahbar634/
El Aabar634/
El Awar53251/
El Aawar50468/
El-Abhar508/
El Awwar505/
El Gawar502/
El-Howar501/
El Aswar501/

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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 El Obour
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