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

The last name Gobir (Marathi: गोबीर, Oriya: େଗାବିର, Russian: Гобир) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gobir is the 388,118th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,973,245 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gobir reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gobir is also the 720,105th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 162 people.

The last name Gobir is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 847 people, or 1 in 209,141. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kwara, where 42 percent live, Kaduna, where 11 percent live and Sokoto, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria Gobir occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Gobir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gobir last name is chiefly 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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