Obior Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obior Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obior Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obior (15) may also be a first name.

Obior Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obior occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obior click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obior? popularity and diffusion

Obior is the 1,649,806th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obior are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Obior is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Obior is mostly found in: Delta, where 53 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Obior occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiore9112/
Obiorh914/
Obijor913/
Obir8949/
Obiohar836/
Obire803,346/
Gobir80914/
Hobir80788/
Obier80483/
Obiar80253/
Obair8050/
Abior8033/
Obeir8029/
Oubir806/
Obird806/
Obirr804/
Obyor803/
Oybir803/
Ovior802/
Oboir801/
Osbir801/
Ubior801/
Ohbir801/
Obirt800/
Oubair73410/
Abijor73298/
Ebihor73177/
Obejor73118/
Habior73106/
Hebior7393/
O'Bier7380/
Oboire7369/
Gubior7359/
Obojor7353/
Obajor7349/
Hobirh7335/
Abuior7335/
Obaire7327/
Hobier7322/
Ebijor7316/
Oubhir7316/
Ubijor7311/
Obirhe7311/
Obeire7311/
Obiare7310/
Oubier736/
Oubeir734/
Obujor734/
Abaior734/
Hobire732/
Obuyor732/
O'Bair731/
Obiard731/
Gabior731/
Goubir731/
O'Birt731/
Obuire731/
Obhair731/
Obeyor731/
Abiore731/
Owhior731/
Obayor731/
Oobair730/
Abir6759,127/
Ober6711,441/
Obajgor6716/
Ovir6712/
Obijare6711/
Goubeir6710/
Obeahor679/
Oubaair679/
Abaiyor676/
Obyr674/
Hosbjor672/
Obeirre671/
Ouchbir671/
Hobijar671/
Obirova671/
Abioyre671/
Abayior671/
Hoybjor671/
Gobheir670/

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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 Obior
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