Obabori Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obabori Surname User-submission:

Obabori is a unique surname that is only found in Edo part of Nigeria. There is no one else in the world that bears Obabori as their surname aside the Uneme Ekpedo clan from Akoko-Edo, Edo state, Nigeria.

Obabori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2201:805,19435,881
England41:13,929,515290,718

Obabori Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Obabori is a unique surname that is only found in Edo part of Nigeria. There is no one else in the world that bears Obabori as their surname aside the Uneme Ekpedo clan from Akoko-Edo, Edo state, Nigeria.

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Obabori Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obabori is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obabori? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obabori is the 1,095,216th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obabori are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 805,194. In Nigeria Obabori is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 40 percent live, Ondo, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owabori8617/
Ababori8616/
Obobori8611/
Obawori863/
Obabore861/
Ovabori861/
Ababouri801/
Abowari7113/
Ababora7110/
Ovabore718/
Ababari715/
Ababore713/
Abobori711/
Obabere711/
Obabare711/
Ebabari711/
Obowari711/
Gobabhuriy711/
Aboubari6715/
Ovuobori673/
Hababari671/
Ababauri671/

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