Obirika Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Obirika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obirika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obirika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obirika is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Obirika click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obirika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Obirika occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obirika are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 80 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obierika | 93 | 141 | / |
| Obiriki | 86 | 492 | / |
| Ebirika | 86 | 88 | / |
| Abirika | 86 | 65 | / |
| Obiriko | 86 | 6 | / |
| Obirike | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obiriky | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obiruka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obierike | 80 | 8 | / |
| Abirikai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abirikah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eebirika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obirioko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abirikaih | 75 | 63 | / |
| Oberiko | 71 | 469 | / |
| Obireke | 71 | 54 | / |
| Abirike | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abiriki | 71 | 7 | / |
| Abiriko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obireko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebireka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eberika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oberike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abirica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aberika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oberiški | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aebiriqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abirikoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberieke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaireke | 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 Obirika
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis