Obiorah Surname
Approximately 13,464 people bear this surname
Obiorah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13,265 | 1:13,354 | 1,346 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Obiorah (969) may also be a first name.
Obiorah Demographics
Average Obiorah Salary in
United States
$45,687 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obiorah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiorah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiorah is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obiorah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiorah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 39,034th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 541,262 people. Obiorah is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiorah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 259,003rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 969 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,265 people, or 1 in 13,354. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Anambra, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Delta, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Obiorah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
The amount Obiorah earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.52% less than the national average, earning 216,231 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning R 223,812 per year; in United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,086 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oboiorah | 93 | 3 | / |
| Obiora | 92 | 34,681 | / |
| Obiorha | 86 | 14 | / |
| Obiarah | 86 | 10 | / |
| Obihora | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hobiora | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obiorat | 86 | 3 | / |
| Obioroh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obiohra | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obeiora | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oboiora | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obiorau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abiorah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obiharah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obiarrah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obiara | 77 | 359 | / |
| Obioro | 77 | 144 | / |
| Abiora | 77 | 20 | / |
| Obeora | 77 | 7 | / |
| Obiorioha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obihara | 71 | 90 | / |
| Oviorho | 71 | 18 | / |
| Obijoro | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ebeorah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obiaara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oviorea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obijara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oobiara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiahara | 67 | 15 | / |
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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 Obiorah
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