Obayori Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obayori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obayori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4761:372,14919,844
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obayori Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obayori is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obayori? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 631,297th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. Obayori is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obayori reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Obayori is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 372,149. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 39 percent reside, Kogi, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Obayori occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obayeri8658/
Obayory864/
Obayore863/
Obayroi861/
Obayris861/
Abayori861/
Abayorri801/
Hobayari801/
Obouri7783/
Obairi7753/
Obiari776/
Abayri775/
Obeori774/
Obiori772/
Obaeri772/
Abaori771/
Abayari71700/
Owoyori7121/
Abajori716/
Gobairi714/
Obairii714/
Obiyora713/
Obearai712/
Obayire712/
Obahora711/
Obayere711/
Obieari711/
Gobouri711/
Obayira711/
Oubouri711/
Oubairi711/
Obiarie711/
Obajeri711/
Aboyori711/
Asbayri711/
Obare679,636/
Houbairi67173/
Obiarije67160/
Aboyosri674/
Abajoori674/
Oubaiore674/
Goubairi672/
Abaourai671/
Goubouri671/
Oubayara671/
Obairije671/
Osbourri671/
Obahoura671/
Gabayore671/

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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 Obayori
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