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 in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiria? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 874,560th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 first name on earth It is held by 27 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 157,611. In Kenya Obiria is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 54 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent are found and Kisii County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Obiria occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Obiria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Obiria surname 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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