Obarua Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obarua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obarua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723

Obarua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obarua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obarua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obarua are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ekiti, where 91 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside.

Obarua Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obarhua92141/
Obaruah925/
Obahrua923/
Obaruha923/
Abarua83558/
Ebarua832/
Oberua832/
Oborua831/
Abarzua776,267/
Abaruas775/
Obarhwa772/
Owharua771/
Ohwuarua711/
Ohwaruha711/
Abaruo6728/
Abarba6715/
Eberua6711/
Aborua678/
Abarva675/
Ubarba673/
Aberua672/
Aworua672/
Ebarwa671/
Abarwa671/
Ubaruo671/
Hatbaruah671/

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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 Obarua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis