Obiria Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Obiria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 293 | 1:157,611 | 12,437 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obiria (27) may also be a first name.
Obiria Demographics
Obiria Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obiria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiria Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiria is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiria? popularity and diffusion
It is the 874,560th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name Obiria is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiria live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Obiria is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 157,611. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyamira County, where 54 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent reside and Kisii County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Obiria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Obiria last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obirija | 92 | 285 | / |
| Obieria | 92 | 3 | / |
| Obioria | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obirijah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Obuirija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oubirija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abiria | 83 | 7,488 | / |
| Ubiria | 83 | 1,120 | / |
| Oberia | 83 | 103 | / |
| Obirja | 83 | 7 | / |
| Oviria | 83 | 3 | / |
| Obirio | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obirya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abitria | 77 | 1,590 | / |
| Gabiria | 77 | 235 | / |
| Ovieria | 77 | 30 | / |
| Gobirya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Abiriha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ebieria | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goviria | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oberija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovioria | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebirija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abiriaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habiria | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abieria | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obirjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovitria | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obirijho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobhirya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oberio | 67 | 2,444 | / |
| Aberia | 67 | 2,117 | / |
| Aviria | 67 | 169 | / |
| Awiria | 67 | 68 | / |
| Abirya | 67 | 37 | / |
| Uberia | 67 | 33 | / |
| Uviria | 67 | 28 | / |
| Overia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ubiría | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ebirio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eberia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abirea | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Obiria
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