Gobir Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gobir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8471:209,14112,439
Niger341:564,47114,312
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England71:7,959,723202,100
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gobir (162) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobier9175/
Ghobir9146/
Gobire9116/
Goubir911/
Obir8949/
Goubier83576/
Ghoubir83137/
Goibier8384/
Gobeire8317/
Ghoibir8315/
Goboire8315/
Goubeir8310/
Ghobire833/
Gobheir830/
Gabir8012,251/
Gober807,337/
Obire803,346/
Hobir80788/
Obier80483/
Obior80121/
Obair8050/
Obeir8029/
Gebir8019/
Gubir8019/
Gábir807/
Obird806/
Oubir806/
Obirr804/
Oybir803/
Govir801/
Osbir801/
Oboir801/
Ohbir801/
Gowir800/
Obirt800/
Gobheirt770/
Gobert7313,182/
Goober732,726/
Govier732,440/
Gabier73819/
Oubair73410/
Gouber73177/
Gubire73126/
Gabhir73109/
Ngabir7386/
O'Bier7380/
Oboire7369/
Gubior7359/
Gabire7354/
Gobere7352/
Gabair7347/
Hobirh7335/
Gubier7334/
Obaire7327/
Hobier7322/
Gubirt7318/
Oubhir7316/
Obirhe7311/
Obeire7311/
Gubair7310/
Ghober739/
Gutbir738/
Oubier736/
Ghabir735/
Goeber735/
Goiber735/
Gebier734/
Obiorh734/
Oubeir734/
Gowhir733/
Govire732/
Gobeer732/
Hobire732/
O'Bair731/
Ngober731/
Gobyre731/
Gowire731/
Obhair731/
Obuire731/
O'Birt731/
Goberė731/
Gohber731/
Ghubir731/
Gaabir731/
Gabior731/
Gabuir731/
Gubeir731/
Gosber730/
Govair730/
Oobair730/
Abir6759,127/
Ober6711,441/
Gosbert678,998/
Goubert673,482/
Ghubair67347/
Gouvier67300/
Gaubier6769/
Ghobert6752/
Gabhire6751/
Goibert6730/
Gabaire6727/
Ovir6712/
Goibere6711/
Goobert6710/
Goivier679/
Oubaair679/
Gottber677/
Gavoire677/
Gubierr676/
Gabeire675/
Ghabire674/
Obyr674/
Gouveir673/
Ghabhir672/
Gawoire672/
Gabhoir671/
Gaboirt671/
Gobeart671/
Gotbert671/
Gobertt671/
Ouchbir671/
Obeirre671/
Gaubhir671/
Goubere671/
Gubaire671/
Obirova671/
Gaebier671/
Goosber670/

Gobir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gobir in the Marathi language
गोबीरgobira-
Gobir in the Oriya language
େଗାବିରegabira50
େଗାବୀରegabira50
Gobir in the Russian language
Гобирgobir-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gobir
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