Obiri Surname
Approximately 17,644 people bear this surname
Obiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 11,430 | 1:2,364 | 377 |
| Kenya | 3,847 | 1:12,004 | 1,494 |
| Nigeria | 1,845 | 1:96,012 | 6,587 |
| Uganda | 256 | 1:152,497 | 13,471 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Obiri (2,894) may also be a first name.
Obiri Demographics
Average Obiri Salary in
United States
$43,862 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiri is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiri? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 30,270th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 413,033 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiri are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 135,057th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 2,894 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 11,430 people, or 1 in 2,364. Excluding Ghana it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Obiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Obiri surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.
Obiri earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,862 USD per year.
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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 Obiri
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