Obary Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Obary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Obary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obary is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obary? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obary is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Obary are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Obary is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Obary is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Obary Last Name Statistics demography

Obary earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.4% less than the national average, earning R 170,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaray912,175/
Obaroy9160/
Obarey9114/
Gobary9111/
Oubary917/
Obarry915/
Obariy911/
Obeary911/
Obasry911/
Hobary910/
Gobariy831,102/
Gobaray8370/
O'Barry837/
Houbary836/
Obairay833/
Oebaray831/
Oibaray831/
Hobarry831/
Obara8017,153/
Obare809,636/
Owary804,287/
Obari801,514/
Abary801,100/
Obery80355/
Ovary8076/
Ebary804/
Obory802/
Gobharay774/
Oberry731,620/
Oubari731,299/
Gobare731,075/
Hobara73706/
Abhary73594/
Oberoy73451/
Obarra73414/
Oberay73285/
Oubara73249/
Gobari73233/
Ubaray73228/
Obatre73189/
Abaray73183/
Obarai73151/
Ovaray73138/
Habary73124/
Obareh73121/
O'Bara7385/
Abahry7385/
Obaara7375/
Obairi7353/
Uibary7340/
Abarry7334/
Obaire7327/
Abariy7324/
Ubarry7316/
O'Bery7316/
Obaroi7315/
Gabary7313/
Gubary7312/
Ebarey7311/
Ojbari7311/
Owaray7310/
Obario7310/
Oobara739/
Abarey738/
Howary737/
Ubariy737/
Ebaray737/
Abaroy736/
Aubary736/
Ubhary735/
Osbari735/
Abasry735/
Oboray734/
Obaree734/
Obaris733/
Abeary733/
Abarys733/
Abairy732/
Hobare732/
Ovaroy732/
Oberey732/
Obhari732/
Oboroy732/
O'Bare732/
Obaeri732/
Ojbara732/
Hobari732/
Obaira731/
Obaret731/
Obarid731/
Obeery731/
Obhare731/
Osvary731/
Ouvary731/
Ouwary731/
Ovarys731/
Owarry731/
Ebarry731/
Abaery731/
Ubarey731/
Ubaroy731/
Oborey731/
Obaari731/
Obaare731/
Obhara731/
Obgari731/
Hovary731/
Obeiry731/
Hubary731/
Hebary731/
Oubare731/
Obares731/
Obarie731/
Obarri731/
Obuory731/
Obaraa731/
Obarre731/
Ojbare731/
Abaryi731/
Hobery730/
Owhary730/
Asbary730/
Oubery730/
Oborry730/
Abaraya67932/
Obarrio67486/
O'Berry67448/
Abarray67342/
Govaray67207/
Hojbari67145/
Abarzhy6773/
Govariy6759/
Hoobery6736/
Gouvary6736/
O'Beara6731/
Ubharay6726/
Gubariy6724/
Gabariy6716/
Gowhary6716/
Aubaray6713/
Goubari6713/
Abhairy6711/
Habariy6710/
Gebariy6710/
Ubhariy6710/
Oberroy678/
Oubahri678/
Oubarri677/
Houbari676/
Gabaray675/
Gobairi674/
Aubaroy674/
Houbara674/
Obahari674/
Obairii674/
Oubahra674/
Obaruha673/
Obearai672/
Gojbare672/
Oberaay672/
Oberhey672/
Obarije672/
Gabarry672/
Hoberyi672/
Atbaray672/
Atbarey672/
Ouberry671/
Obaraai671/
Obeiroy671/
Obharai671/
Otbhare671/
Hebarey671/
Hubariy671/
Gobhare671/
Gobhari671/
Ouwaray671/
Obgaire671/
Oubaira671/
Oubairi671/
Obayris671/
O'Batre671/
O'Obara671/
Abarytė671/
Oubarra671/
Ochbari671/
Howarry671/
Obayroi671/
Gobaree671/
Obhasri671/
Hoberry670/
Hobaret670/
Oeberry670/
Ashbary670/
Oberhay670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obary
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