Obiro Surname
Approximately 781 people bear this surname
Obiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 525 | 1:74,361 | 8,154 |
| Kenya | 165 | 1:279,878 | 18,255 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Óbiró (14) & Óbíró (10) are calculated separately.
Obiro (21) may also be a first name.
Obiro Demographics
Obiro Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obiro occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as a variant: Óbiró or Óbíró. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiro? popularity and diffusion
It is the 438,773rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,331,045 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obiro reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 74,361. In Uganda Obiro is most prevalent in: Pallisa District, where 17 percent are found, Soroti District, where 14 percent are found and Serere District, where 13 percent are found. Besides Uganda Obiro occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Obiro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Obiro
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