Obar Surname
Approximately 3,546 people bear this surname
Obar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,994 | 1:50,771 | 8,342 |
| United States | 658 | 1:550,849 | 45,535 |
| Kenya | 448 | 1:103,080 | 8,967 |
| Nigeria | 161 | 1:1,100,266 | 45,533 |
| Indonesia | 102 | 1:1,296,561 | 90,231 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 1:432,920 | 31,560 |
The alternate forms: Obár (1) & Óbár (14) are calculated separately.
Obar (2,999) may also be a first name.
Obar Demographics
Obar Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obar (Hindi: ओबार) is found most in The Philippines. It may also be found as: Obár or Óbár. For other potential spellings of Obar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obar is the 127,861st most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,055,145 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Obar live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 132,180th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 2,999 people.
It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,994 people, or 1 in 50,771. In The Philippines Obar is most common in: National Capital Region, where 19 percent are found, Ilocos, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Philippines it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.
Obar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Obar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obar surname rose 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Obar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Obar last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Obar last name are 13.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Obar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $44,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 271.28% more than the national average, earning $184,462 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obar in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबार | obara | 50 |
| ओबर | obara | 50 |
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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 Obar
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