Obijiofor Surname

276,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obijiofor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obijiofor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3511:131,1208,516
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Obijiofor (17) may also be a first name.

Obijiofor Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Obijiofor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 276,388th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,194,259 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Obijiofor are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obijiofor is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,351 people, or 1 in 131,120. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Anambra, where 45 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Enugu, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Obijiofor exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Obijiofor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Obijiofor surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Obijiofor earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.86% more than the national average, earning $55,602 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiejiofor953/
Obijofor9414/
Objiofor949/
Obijifor943/
Obojiofor8922/
Obiojofor892/
Obijiafor891/
Obiofor8819/
Oboejiofor843/
Obojifor821/
Ubajiofor7839/
Obiafor7517/
Obeifor751/
Obiefor751/
Ojuejiofor745/
Abaifor636/
Abujafor59721/
Abajifar5911/
Owojafor594/
Ovuefor5016/
Abujfar5012/
Ovyefor501/

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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 Obijiofor
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