Obra Surname
Approximately 7,504 people bear this surname
Obra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 6,330 | 1:15,993 | 1,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| United States | 176 | 1:2,059,426 | 131,385 |
| Spain | 175 | 1:267,154 | 16,723 |
| Ivory Coast | 135 | 1:170,898 | 7,689 |
| Taiwan | 78 | 1:300,574 | 2,443 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Obra (324) may also be a first name.
Obra Demographics
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Obra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obra (Hindi: ओबरा, Russian: Обра) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obra is the 66,428th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 971,155 people. Obra is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Obra reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 487,350th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 324 people.
The surname Obra is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 6,330 people, or 1 in 15,993. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Ilocos, where 32 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 16 percent are found and Cagayan Valley, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Obra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Obra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obra last name grew 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Obra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Obra last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Obra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.88% less than the national average, earning $43,782 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obra in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबरा | obara | - |
| Obra in the Russian language | ||
| Обра | obra | - |
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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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- 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 Obra
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