Obiora Surname

16,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria34,2821:5,167677
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
England821:679,48938,951
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Finland71:785,24338,644
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
China41:341,830,39216,990
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Obiora (23,860) may also be a first name.

Obiora Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obiora (Russian: Обиора) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiora? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obiora is the 16,074th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 210,131 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiora live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiora is also the 33,182nd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 23,860 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34,282 people, or 1 in 5,167. In Nigeria Obiora is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 54 percent are found, Imo, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Obiora is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Obiora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Obiora are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Obiora earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.18% less than the national average, earning R 132,648 per year and in United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiorah9213,464/
Obiorha9214/
Obiorat923/
Hobiora923/
Obihora923/
Obiohra922/
Obiorau921/
Oboiora921/
Obeiora921/
Obira911,072/
Oboiorah863/
Gobira83928/
Oubira83885/
Obiara83359/
Obirai83320/
Obiera83309/
Oboira83146/
Obioro83144/
Ubiora83108/
Obeira8347/
Obirah8332/
Abiora8320/
Obiore8312/
Obeora837/
Obiray836/
Obitra835/
Obiras834/
Obiori832/
Obaira831/
Obiraj831/
Obirha831/
Obiroa831/
Obiorioha801/
Gobaira77143/
Obihara7790/
Gobiray7733/
Hobiera7723/
Obieray7722/
Obieraj7714/
Oboirah7713/
Gobiraj7711/
Obiarah7710/
Obierai7710/
Obijoro779/
Obirath776/
Obairay773/
Obioroh772/
Gobeira772/
Gobhira771/
Oobiara771/
Obiroha771/
Obijara771/
Oubaira771/
Ouboira771/
Oviorea771/
Obiaara771/
Obitrea771/
Abiorah771/
Obirach771/
Oboirat771/
Abira733,673/
Obera732,721/
Obiro73781/
Ovira7318/
Obyra732/
Obiahara7115/
Obiharah714/
Oubaiore714/
Houbaira714/
Goibeira711/
Obiarrah711/
Gobiraaj711/
Obijorge711/
Obiero6716,648/
Abiera676,391/
Oberai671,622/
Abirha671,449/
Abioro671,254/
Abiara67641/
Abirat67512/
Oberas67298/
Oberay67285/
Gobera67275/
Obiaro67213/
Abiori67186/
Gabira67163/
Habira67112/
Abirai67102/
Aboira6780/
Ubiara6778/
Obyara6765/
Abiraj6754/
Aubira6739/
Abirah6735/
Oberah6734/
Ebiara6733/
Oberaj6729/
Abaira6723/
Obirei6722/
Abirad6720/
Obiaraije6716/
Oberga6714/
Oivera6710/
Obiare6710/
Gobyra678/
Oberra678/
Obiari676/
Hobera675/
Oveira675/
Obeori674/
Obairo674/
Oovera673/
Abhira673/
Abiras673/
Abeira673/
Aabira673/
Obeiro673/
Abirea672/
Oberat672/
Abiraa672/
Abirga672/
Abirra672/
Abitra672/
Obeera672/
Obirey672/
Obiros672/
Obiroh672/
Oberoa671/
Obiroy671/
Obisro671/
Ompira671/
Abirau671/
Abiroa671/
Abiraz671/
Obujra671/
Obirho671/
Obhiro671/
Gobiro671/
Obgera671/
Abiore671/
Abirza671/
Ebjora671/
Oboiro671/
Oberha671/
Oviara671/

Obiora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obiora in the Russian language
Обиораobiora-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obiora
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