Obilor Surname

36,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obilor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obilor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,4071:12,2961,255
United States691:5,253,028264,570
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Obilor (460) may also be a first name.

Obilor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obilor is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obilor.

How Common Is The Last Name Obilor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,336th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 501,966 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obilor live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 397,789th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 460 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14,407 people, or 1 in 12,296. In Nigeria Obilor is primarily found in: Imo, where 63 percent reside, Rivers, where 10 percent reside and Abia, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Obilor is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Obilor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Obilor surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Obilor earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiolor9214/
Oubilor923/
Obilort922/
Obilyor921/
Obilord921/
Obailor921/
Obielor921/
Ovilor8313/
Abilor834/
Obilar831/
Obeloer7750/
Obealor7728/
Abilore774/
Obiolur771/
Aboilor771/
Gabilor771/
Obiolar771/
Obilure770/
Abilar671,503/
Obelar671,287/
Avilor67105/
Abelor671/
Ovilar671/

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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 Obilor
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