Obiyor Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obiyor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obiyor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4181:423,78721,950
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Obiyor (11) may also be a first name.

Obiyor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obiyor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obiyor is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obiyor.

How Common Is The Last Name Obiyor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 685,266th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Obiyor occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obiyor live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obiyor is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

The last name Obiyor is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 423,787. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 32 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Obiyor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obiyor last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Obiyor earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.36% more than the national average, earning $66,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiyr912/
Obiyer835/
Obiyar833/
Obyior833/
Obijor833/
Abiyor833/
Obuyor832/
Obeyor831/
Obayor831/
Obiohar776/
Abaiyor776/
Obiyere775/
Obayore773/
Obour734,515/
Abiyr73618/
Obier73483/
Obair7350/
Obeir7329/
Oboir731/
Obyer731/
Oboer731/
Oubaiore714/
Oubair67410/
Abijor67298/
Obejor67118/
O'Bier6780/
Gobier6775/
Oboire6769/
Obojor6753/
Obajor6749/
Aboyor6747/
Goibaiyer6743/
Abuior6735/
Obiere6732/
Obaire6727/
Abiyar6723/
Hobier6722/
Abayor6718/
Oveyor6713/
Ubijor6711/
Oboerh6711/
Obeire6711/
Osbour679/
Oubour679/
Gobour677/
Oubier676/
Obujor674/
Abaior674/
Oubjir674/
Oubeir674/
Hobour673/
O'Bour673/
Abiyer672/
Gobiir672/
Ovayor671/
Abiyorova671/
O'Bair671/
Obeyer671/
Aviyor671/
Obuire671/
Oboier671/
Obhair671/
Oviyar671/
Obojar671/
Ebiyer671/
Obayer671/
Obeair670/
Oobair670/

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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 Obiyor
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