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 surname Obior is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obior? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obior is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Obior is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obior reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obior is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Obior is most prevalent in: Delta, where 53 percent are found, Rivers, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Obior occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found.

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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