Obireke Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Obireke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Obireke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obireke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obireke is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obireke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obireke is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Obireke live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Obireke is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 94 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaireke | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obirek | 92 | 539 | / |
| Obierek | 86 | 56 | / |
| Obiorek | 86 | 36 | / |
| Obereke | 86 | 16 | / |
| Obireck | 86 | 10 | / |
| Obirike | 86 | 2 | / |
| O'Birek | 86 | 1 | / |
| O'Bireck | 80 | 15 | / |
| Obierike | 80 | 8 | / |
| Obereker | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oberecke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobereke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oberieke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oberek | 77 | 160 | / |
| Obyrek | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obiryk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oberecker | 75 | 84 | / |
| Obiriki | 71 | 492 | / |
| Hoberek | 71 | 111 | / |
| Ebirike | 71 | 77 | / |
| Habirek | 71 | 63 | / |
| Obereck | 71 | 24 | / |
| Abereke | 71 | 18 | / |
| Obierec | 71 | 13 | / |
| Abirike | 71 | 9 | / |
| Obirika | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ebereke | 71 | 8 | / |
| Owereke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oberike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obiriky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obereki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abiresk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oberesk | 71 | 0 | / |
| Obierika | 67 | 141 | / |
| Obereche | 67 | 63 | / |
| Abireche | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hoberrek | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obereque | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ebereuke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abhirake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abereker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberecki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberieck | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obireke
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