Obafiri Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obafiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebiafiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obfeir | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obafor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ibifiri | 71 | 60 | / |
| Obiafor | 71 | 17 | / |
| Obafero | 71 | 14 | / |
| Abaviri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abafari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaviro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abafira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awafiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaeifar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yebafria | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obivweri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubafiero | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaiforo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obioferi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibiefiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obofiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abafure | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ebafure | 57 | 1 | / |
| Obofere | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ubofiere | 53 | 22 | / |
| Owhafere | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ovoferie | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Obafiri
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis