Obahor Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obahor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obahor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4381:123,1878,092
England451:1,238,17956,985
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Obahor (47) may also be a first name.

Obahor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obahor is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obahor.

How Common Is The Last Name Obahor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,470th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obahor reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 47 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,438 people, or 1 in 123,187. In Nigeria Obahor is most numerous in: Delta, where 77 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Edo, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Obahor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Obahor earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.12% more than the national average, earning $86,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obeahor929/
Obaor913/
Ebahor83143/
Obohor8357/
Obajor8349/
Abahor836/
Obhaor831/
Obayor831/
Obajgor7716/
Abahour778/
Ebahaor773/
Obuohor773/
Abaor735/
Oboar732/
Abahayor713/
Obajhare711/
Obojor6753/
Abayor6718/
Ebohor6714/
Abohor6713/
Hebaor6712/
Abajor6711/
Abaior674/
Ompaor672/
Abaoir671/
Obauar671/
Obeyor671/

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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 Obahor
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