Obara Surname
Approximately 17,153 people bear this surname
Obara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,738 | 1:5,285 | 735 |
| Poland | 3,768 | 1:10,087 | 1,404 |
| Japan | 1,113 | 1:114,865 | 6,547 |
| United States | 828 | 1:437,752 | 37,654 |
| Brazil | 718 | 1:298,154 | 11,485 |
| Uganda | 645 | 1:60,526 | 7,001 |
| Nigeria | 613 | 1:288,977 | 16,243 |
| Papua New Guinea | 122 | 1:66,834 | 8,731 |
| France | 95 | 1:699,187 | 88,446 |
| Indonesia | 75 | 1:1,763,323 | 114,023 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Paraguay | 21 | 1:344,607 | 5,239 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Obara (1,847) may also be a first name.
Obara Demographics
Obara Political Affiliation
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Obara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obara (Hindi: ओबर, Oriya: ଓବରା, Russian: Обара) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obara is the 31,141st most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 424,855 people. Obara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Obara reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obara is also the 177,441st most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 1,847 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,738 people, or 1 in 5,285. In Kenya Obara is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 47 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found and Busia County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Kenya Obara occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 22 percent are found and Japan, where 6 percent are found.
Obara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Obara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obara surname expanded 41,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Obara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Obara last name are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Obara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 146.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,779 per year; in United States they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $49,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $47,834 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obara in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबर | obara | - |
| Obara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓବରା | obara | - |
| Obara in the Russian language | ||
| Обара | obara | - |
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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
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- 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 Obara
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