Obor Surname

169,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Obor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6931:104,6327,039
Philippines4741:213,58333,289
Kenya2011:229,75116,196
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Moldova441:80,94010,342
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Obor (583) may also be a first name.

Obor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obor (Russian: Обор) occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 169,720th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,866,855 people. Obor is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Obor live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 346,663rd most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 583 people.

Obor is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,693 people, or 1 in 104,632. In Nigeria Obor is most prevalent in: Benue, where 41 percent reside, Delta, where 16 percent reside and Edo, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Obor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Obor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Obor last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Obor earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $55,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obour894,515/
Obore892,235/
Obuor89858/
Gobor89380/
Hobor89275/
Ojbor8923/
Oborh8920/
Oibor8916/
Osbor898/
Obgor893/
Oubor893/
Oboor893/
Obhor892/
Obort892/
Otbor892/
Oboer891/
Oboir891/
Obohr891/
Oebor891/
Oborr891/
Obotr891/
Oboire8069/
Hosbor8021/
Houbor8021/
Oboerh8011/
Osbour809/
Oubour809/
Hobort807/
Gobour807/
Obhore806/
Obuore806/
Hobore805/
Osbohr804/
Oubore804/
Osbord803/
Hobour803/
O'Bour803/
Osbore802/
Goybor802/
Goboor801/
Hobord801/
Oborhe801/
Oborre801/
Goubor801/
Oybore801/
Hoebor800/
Osborr800/
Owor7515,208/
Abor756,157/
Obar753,546/
Obur751,723/
Ebor751,326/
Ubor75449/
Ovor7566/
Obár751/
Hoeboer73378/
Oujbour73136/
Oborova7357/
Goubour7330/
Oborová7312/
Hoszbor735/
Osboure734/
Ouboure731/
Osborhe731/
Hoboore731/
Ohiebor731/
Hosbour731/
Oborowa731/
Owuor6740,807/
Gabor6728,859/
Obare679,636/
Obure673,819/
Govor672,827/
Owhor672,167/
Habor672,011/
Abore671,864/
Owour671,754/
Abuor671,381/
Abour671,138/
Obarr67703/
Hóbor67697/
Hovor67618/
Gobar67590/
Aboor67359/
Obard67309/
Hobar67266/
Abort67158/
Gubor67157/
O'Bar67135/
Oibar67113/
Gobur67109/
Hooyboer6785/
Abgor6775/
Hebor6771/
Osbar6764/
Eborh6753/
Howor6746/
Abord6735/
Owore6733/
Hubor6732/
Ompor6727/
Hábor6726/
Hoborova6726/
Abhor6723/
Hoborová6722/
Awoor6719/
Aborh6718/
Asbor6714/
Ohwor6713/
Ojuor6712/
Oworh6712/
Avoor6711/
Otbar6711/
Obart6710/
Oubar679/
Ohuor678/
Aabor676/
Aubor674/
Obutr674/
Ubgor673/
Ubhor672/
Osbur672/
Ebhor672/
Uhbor672/
Aboir672/
Obhar672/
Abohr672/
Eboor671/
Oburr671/
Ovgor671/
Owohr671/
Ovoor671/
Eubor671/
Uboor671/
Uovor671/
Uborh671/
Ehbor671/
Oowar671/
Ohbur671/
Ľubor671/
Ahbor671/
Aborz671/
Obasr671/
Ebuor671/
Ouwor671/
Oworp671/
Ojbar671/
Oswor671/
Obaur671/
Ubort671/
Aborr670/
Oburt670/

Obor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obor in the Russian language
Оборobor-

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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
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  • 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 Obor
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