Obirai Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Obirai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 290 | 1:134,618 | 12,333 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Obirai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obirai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obirai occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obirai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obirai is the 853,416th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Obirai is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obirai reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Obirai is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 134,618. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Amuria District, where 53 percent live, Serere District, where 26 percent live and Soroti District, where 9 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
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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 Obirai
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