Gobir Surname
Approximately 914 people bear this surname
Gobir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 847 | 1:209,141 | 12,439 |
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Gobir (162) may also be a first name.
Gobir Demographics
Average Gobir Salary in
United States
$30,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gobir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gobir (Marathi: गोबीर, Oriya: େଗାବିର, Russian: Гобир) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 388,118th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. The last name Gobir is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gobir are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gobir is also the 720,105th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 162 people.
The last name Gobir is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 209,141. In Nigeria Gobir is mostly found in: Kwara, where 42 percent are found, Kaduna, where 11 percent are found and Sokoto, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Gobir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gobir last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Gobir earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gobir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gobir in the Marathi language | ||
| गोबीर | gobira | - |
| Gobir in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାବିର | egabira | 50 |
| େଗାବୀର | egabira | 50 |
| Gobir in the Russian language | ||
| Гобир | gobir | - |
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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 Gobir
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