Obiru Surname
Approximately 2,707 people bear this surname
Obiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,694 | 1:14,491 | 2,286 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Obiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obiru has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obiru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 160,968th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,692,112 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obiru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,694 people, or 1 in 14,491. In Uganda Obiru is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 66 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 14 percent reside and Maracha District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Obiru occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obioru | 91 | 331 | / |
| Gobiru | 91 | 10 | / |
| O'Biru | 91 | 9 | / |
| Obieru | 91 | 4 | / |
| Obirru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obijru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obuiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gobirou | 83 | 37 | / |
| Obiorau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abiru | 80 | 8,160 | / |
| Ebiru | 80 | 1,082 | / |
| Oberu | 80 | 941 | / |
| Owiru | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ubiru | 80 | 26 | / |
| Oviru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oubeirou | 77 | 37 | / |
| Ubairu | 73 | 1,266 | / |
| Abirou | 73 | 490 | / |
| Goberu | 73 | 350 | / |
| Habiru | 73 | 193 | / |
| Abiruh | 73 | 183 | / |
| Owairu | 73 | 124 | / |
| Gabiru | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ebieru | 73 | 38 | / |
| Abairu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Aabiru | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ubieru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ubeiru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Asbiru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abioru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ovieru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abirru | 73 | 2 | / |
| O'Beru | 73 | 1 | / |
| A'Biru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abieru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abirau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovairu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abirzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oberheu | 67 | 282 | / |
| Habirou | 67 | 236 | / |
| Goberou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Oberuch | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oberhau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ouberou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gobheru | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aubairu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gabirou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abhirup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abiroud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ubierhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usbairu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshviru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabairu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubiorhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abitrus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabeiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| A'Abiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abirout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abirrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habairu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberhut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Obiru
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