Obiorah Surname

39,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiorah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiorah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,2651:13,3541,346
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England551:1,013,05650,089
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Obiorah (969) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oboiorah933/
Obiora9234,681/
Obiorha8614/
Obiarah8610/
Obihora863/
Hobiora863/
Obiorat863/
Obioroh862/
Obiohra862/
Obeiora861/
Oboiora861/
Obiorau861/
Abiorah861/
Obiharah804/
Obiarrah801/
Obiara77359/
Obioro77144/
Abiora7720/
Obeora777/
Obiorioha751/
Obihara7190/
Oviorho7118/
Obijoro719/
Ebeorah714/
Obiaara711/
Oviorea711/
Obijara711/
Oobiara711/
Obiahara6715/

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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 Obiorah
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