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 found most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 342,318th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,798,084 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obira reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obira is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 63 people.
This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 869 people, or 1 in 44,924. In Uganda Obira is most common in: Lira District, where 28 percent reside, Alebtong District, where 22 percent reside and Otuke District, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Obira is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Obira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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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