Obakoro Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obakoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obakoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obakoro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obakoro occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Obakoro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obakoro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obakoro is the 3,141,416th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obakoro live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 39 percent reside, Delta, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obakuro86241/
Obokoro8664/
Abakoro866/
Ebakoro861/
Obakero861/
Obaakuro807/
Abakouro801/
Obakurod801/
Abakora71778/
Abakaro7110/
Abekoro718/
Abokoro712/
Obokuro711/
Abakuro711/
Abakoura674,723/
Ovakorah677/
Eboukoro671/
Auvokoro671/

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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 Obakoro
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