Obiara Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Obiara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 283 | 1:137,948 | 12,525 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Obiara (69) may also be a first name.
Obiara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiara is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obiara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 786,896th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiara reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Obiara is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 69 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 137,948. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Serere District, where 39 percent live, Amuria District, where 25 percent live and Soroti District, where 21 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obihara | 92 | 90 | / |
| Obiarah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Obiaara | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obijara | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oobiara | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obiahara | 86 | 15 | / |
| Obiharah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Obiarrah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obiora | 83 | 34,681 | / |
| Abiara | 83 | 641 | / |
| Obiaro | 83 | 213 | / |
| Ubiara | 83 | 78 | / |
| Obyara | 83 | 65 | / |
| Ebiara | 83 | 33 | / |
| Obiare | 83 | 10 | / |
| Obiari | 83 | 6 | / |
| Oviara | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obiaraije | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ebihara | 77 | 32,359 | / |
| Obiorah | 77 | 13,464 | / |
| O'Beara | 77 | 31 | / |
| Obijare | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gobyara | 77 | 7 | / |
| Abiatra | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obihora | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hobiora | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obiorat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aabiara | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obiohra | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obearai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obiarie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obeiora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabiara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abijara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obieari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiorau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboiora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiarije | 71 | 160 | / |
| Hebihara | 71 | 29 | / |
| Abiarraj | 71 | 4 | / |
| O'Bearra | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oboiorah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gobhyara | 71 | 3 | / |
| Habihara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obioro | 67 | 144 | / |
| Abiaro | 67 | 139 | / |
| Ubiora | 67 | 108 | / |
| Ubiaro | 67 | 61 | / |
| Abiari | 67 | 59 | / |
| Awiara | 67 | 45 | / |
| Aviara | 67 | 43 | / |
| Abiare | 67 | 34 | / |
| Abiora | 67 | 20 | / |
| Abiary | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abyara | 67 | 14 | / |
| Obiore | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ubiari | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obeora | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oviari | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abjara | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oviaro | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abeara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obiori | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubyara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebyara | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obiara
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