Obiar Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Obiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2311:438,26154,279
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Obiar (26) may also be a first name.

Obiar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obiar occurs most in The Philippines. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obiar.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Obiar live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Obiar is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 26 people.

Obiar is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 438,261. In The Philippines Obiar is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 29 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 28 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 25 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Taiwan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiare9110/
Obiard911/
Obijare8311/
Obiohar836/
Hobijar831/
Abiar801,168/
Obear80247/
Obior80121/
Oviar8017/
Ubiar802/
Objar801/
Abijar73193/
Obajor7349/
O'Bear7343/
Abiare7334/
Obiore7312/
Obiorh734/
Obijor733/
Habiar733/
Abiard732/
Owiare732/
Abihar732/
Oswiar731/
Hubiar731/
Ebiear731/
Obayor731/
Hubijar67111/
Aboiyar6767/
Hoobyar6754/
Abijare6719/
Obajgor6716/
Abijair6712/
Aboijar6711/
Abijhar679/
Obeahor679/
Hasbiar673/
Abiarre671/
Abujiar671/
Habijar671/
Abhijar671/
Abaijar671/

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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 Obiar
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