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
The last name Obiria occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obiria click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiria? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obiria is the 874,560th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obiria are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Obiria is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.
Obiria is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 157,611. In Kenya Obiria is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 54 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent live and Kisii County, where 17 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Obiria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Obiria last name is predominantly 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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