Obioha Surname

22,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obioha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obioha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria23,1691:7,646885
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
England651:857,20145,134
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397

Obioha (985) may also be a first name.

Obioha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obioha is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obioha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,997th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 309,056 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obioha reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obioha is also the 256,678th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 985 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 23,169 people, or 1 in 7,646. In Nigeria Obioha is most common in: Imo, where 54 percent reside, Anambra, where 10 percent reside and Abia, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Obioha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Obioha surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Obioha last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Obioha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.48% less than the national average, earning R 117,684 per year; in United States they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $50,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.17% more than the national average, earning $82,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiohay925/
Obiaoha922/
Obiooha921/
Obihoha921/
Obiohah921/
Obioho8313/
Obioah834/
Abioha833/
Obihoa832/
Obhioa831/
Obiao7310/
Abioa737/
Obiaho6722/
Gobiao676/
Abioah671/

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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
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  • 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 Obioha
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