Obira Surname
Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname
Obira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 869 | 1:44,924 | 5,596 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obira (63) may also be a first name.
Obira Demographics
Obira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obira is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obira is the 342,318th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,798,084 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obira are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 63 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 869 people, or 1 in 44,924. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Lira District, where 28 percent live, Alebtong District, where 22 percent live and Otuke District, where 18 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Obira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Obira
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