Obirieze Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Obirieze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obirieze (33) may also be a first name.
Obirieze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obirieze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obirieze occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obirieze? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obirieze is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Obirieze is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Obirieze live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Rivers, where 25 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obireze | 93 | 7 | / |
| Obirieza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Obirizi | 80 | 72 | / |
| Obirije | 80 | 44 | / |
| Oberize | 80 | 12 | / |
| Obirige | 80 | 4 | / |
| Obereze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oviriezi | 75 | 16 | / |
| Avirieze | 75 | 12 | / |
| Obieriza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obierezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obairije | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obuirezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oberiece | 75 | 0 | / |
| Obierezie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obierizie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oberije | 67 | 69 | / |
| Abirige | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oberrießer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oberrieser | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ebereze | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obiresy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obiriji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abirije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abiriza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aberize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abereze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovirezi | 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 Obirieze
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