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 in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 342,318th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,798,084 people. The last name Obira is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Obira live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obira is also the 1,234,572nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 63 people.
Obira is most widespread 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 are found, Alebtong District, where 22 percent are found and Otuke District, where 18 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Obira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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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